Corporations Offer Lengthy Lease Terms in Exchange for Unlocking Valuable Operating Capital By Chad Littell CoStar Analytics December 21, 2023 | 10:14 AM Sale-leasebacks, in which a company that owns its building offers to sell it for market value and continue to occupy it under a long-term lease, can provide a win-win scenario for buyer and […]
Walgreens Cut to Junk By Moody’s on Healthcare Strategy Push
Walgreens Cut to Junk By Moody’s on Healthcare Strategy Push Allison Nicole Smith and Olivia Raimonde Mon, December 11, 2023 at 5:09 PM CST·3 min read (Bloomberg) — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. had its senior unsecured credit rating cut to junk by Moody’s Investors Service, with the credit grader citing the drugstore chain’s high debt […]
Dollar Tree Eyes Closing Underperforming Family Dollar Stores
Discount Retailer Dollar Tree Eyes Closing Underperforming Family Dollar Stores Fast-Growing Company Begins Review of Property, To Consider Rebranding Some Locations Dollar Tree acquired the Family Dollar chain for $9 billion in 2015. This store is in Toledo, Ohio. (CoStar) By Linda Moss CoStar News November 29, 2023 | 4:50 P.M. Discounter Dollar Tree, known for […]
NNN REIT Consolidation – Realty Income to Acquire Spirit Realty
Realty Income to Acquire Spirit Realty Capital in $9.3 Billion Transaction NEWS PROVIDED BY Realty Income Corporation 30 Oct, 2023, 06:30 ET – Over 2.5% Accretion to Annualized AFFO per Share in All Stock, Leverage-Neutral Transaction – Complementary Real Estate Portfolio Enhances Size, Scale and Diversification to Expand Runway for Future Growth – No Reliance […]
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Plans Store Closings
Pharmacy Chain Looks To Reject Leases Rite Aid said it will accelerate the optimization of its physical footprint, namely closing some stores. (CoStar) By Linda Moss CoStar News October 16, 2023 | 12:06 AM Pharmacy chain Rite Aid, facing significant debt and plagued by litigation related to filling prescriptions for opioids, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy […]
KKR Unloads Over $560 Million of US Industrial Real Estate
Firm Remains Large Player in Sector, With Properties in Major Metropolitan Areas KKR, which owns industrial properties including Park 70 in Aurora, Colorado, has sold over $560 million of industrial real estate recently. (CoStar) By Andria Cheng CoStar News October 3, 2023 | 3:51 P.M. Global private equity firm KKR has sold over 5 million square […]
Decline in Office Values Outpaces Great Recession
Blackstone-Owned New York Office Building Goes Up for Sale, Silver Star To Sell Properties Tied to Loan A Weekly Look at the Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Business By Mark Heschmeyer and Nicole Shih CoStar News September 21, 2023 | 9:19 AM Decline in Office Values Outpaces Great Recession: The values of office properties financed by troubled loans in commercial mortgage-backed […]
Property Executive Looks To Turn Recreational Vehicle Demand Into REIT Storage Powerhouse
Former CyrusOne CEO Gary Wojtaszek Plans To Deploy Billions on RV and Boat Facilities RecNation is expanding its portfolio of storage properties for recreational vehicles and boats across the country. (RecNation) By Candace Carlisle CoStar News September 13, 2023 | 2:39 P.M. Gary Wojtaszek came out of retirement to accomplish something he has done before: Grow […]
CEO Exits As Drugstore Giant Walgreens Trims Store Footprint Across US and UK
Company Views Healthcare Services, Not General Merchandise Sales, As Its Growth Driver Walgreens has nearly 9,000 stores in the United States, including this one in South Carolina (CoStar) By Linda Moss CoStar News September 1, 2023 | 4:22 P.M. A change in leadership for global drugstore giant Walgreens Boots Alliance is part of a pivot by a streamlining […]
Deadheads Drive Higher Hotel Demand Than Swifties in Bay Area
Deadheads Drive Higher Hotel Demand Than Swifties in Bay Area Concerts, Music Festivals Drive Summer Hotel Performance in San Francisco Dead & Company performs their last show together July 16 at Oracle Park on their farewell tour in San Francisco. (East Bay Times/Getty Images) By Emmy Hise CoStar Analytics August 24, 2023 | 8:24 AM Taylor Swift’s […]