Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 29, 2018

Florida Housing Developer Plans $500M Worth of Projects in Phoenix   Delray Beach SofA Apartments by Related Group. The company is looking to expand to the Phoenix area, and could build apartments similar to this one in Florida. One of the nation’s largest multifamily developers is readying to break into the Arizona market with investments […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 28, 2018

Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Serving Online Shoppers Lead the Holiday Pack   Brick-and-mortar retailers that transformed their stores to accommodate online shoppers were the biggest winners during the weekend shopping rush, the first test of what’s forecast to be a strong holiday shopping season. Retailers with both a physical and online presence such as Target and Walmart […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 27, 2018

Behind the Deal: How Nationwide’s Huge Scottsdale Development Helped Open ‘Leapfrogged’ Area   Nationwide Mutual Insurance Cos. has had a presence in Scottsdale for decades. What’s more, the company’s real estate arm, Nationwide Realty Investors, developed Gainey Ranch Corporate Center, where the company housed many of its employees. When the insurance giant outgrew its owned […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 26, 2018

Private Equity Real Estate Funds Battle Challenges to Deploy Capital Private equity real estate funds remain flush with capital, but putting that money to work is becoming increasingly difficult amid intense competition and a late stage market cycle. The big story in private equity real estate funds in recent years has been the rising volume […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 21, 2018

The Monday Morning Quarterback   Let’s start with the Arizona economy this week. The only way to put it is that the state’s economy, powered mainly by Greater Phoenix, is doing very well. Greater Phoenix is, in a word, booming. While virtually the entire spectrum of the job market is expanding, not surprisingly it is […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News November 20, 2018

Malls – Yes, Malls – Are Likely to Benefit from Shopping Surge as They Reinvent   The next time you head to a mall – perhaps this weekend – notice how many people  aren’t actually shopping. They may be eating at a restaurant, going to a movie, working on a laptop, playing happy-hour trivia, practicing […]