Brooklyn Retail Stays Hot Going into Summer

Brooklyn Retail Stays Hot Going into Summer

As talk about a brick-and-mortar retail apocalypse continues to persist, some markets are bucking that trend, and Brooklyn, N.Y., happens to be one of those. Retail rents in the New York City borough continue to rise, according to recent figures by REBNY. It...

Retail’s Reality Gets More Complex

This is a difficult year to get a pulse on how the retail industry will perform going forward. On the one hand, overall, the segment has been performing well. On the other, there is concern and uncertainty, maybe more than in the recent past, about some major...

Does Anyone Care About Black Friday Anymore?

So far, it is not looking like a good holiday shopping season for retailers. Of course, who is really to know? It’s hard to even understand when the holiday season starts…or stops. To top that, different expert sources have varying crystal balls on the fate of the...

If Housing Recovery Happens, Retail Could Improve

There might be some in the multifamily sector of commercial real estate sector that are nervous about a potential housing recovery. The answer is simple: If more people are buying homes, the less demand there is for apartment rental. But if that recovery does take...