by Ian Ritter | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog
So, commercial real estate consolidation continues. We have seen major brokerage firms consolidate in the last year, as well as some larger retail chains, specifically in the retail office-supplies arena. Now, it looks like the commercial real estate industry is going...
by Ian Ritter | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog
So much for two of the largest retail-space operators spinning their real estate holdings off into real estate investment trusts. Two major retailer names in the industry recently backed out of reported aspirations to bring their properties public. McDonald’s...
by Ian Ritter | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
Well, hating interest rates is obviously a pretty extreme concept. But what is almost as bizarre is the obsession with them shared by the media and certain analysts that is nearly on a Dr. Strangelove-like nuclear-war level. Every time members of the Fed meet, the...
by Ian Ritter | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog
We knew it would happen. A $9.4-billion acquisition by Walgreens Boots Alliance of Rite Aid is going to create a mega drugstore empire that will have nearly a combined 13,000 stores, if approved, making it larger than rival CVS, though, according to a Bloomberg...
by Ian Ritter | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog
Manhattan, several years ago, was a borough of New York City where residents and companies were priced out due to high rents. So they picked up, and went across the river to Brooklyn. Many currently complain that, in turn, Brooklyn has become too expensive. San...
