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Following our ranking of the 10 Most “Absorbent” Retail Markets, here’s a list of the Top 10 U.S. Retail Markets with the Highest Rents, based on data published in the Colliers 2013 Retail Outlook for North America (here’s the PDF). This ranking is based on shopping center stats from the end of 2012 for the country’s biggest retail markets (with the exception of New York City).

10. San Diego, CA (Quoted rent per SF: $20.28)

9. Oakland/East Bay, CA ($21.04)

8. Washington, DC ($22.25)

7. Los Angeles, CA ($22.41)

6. Orange County, CA ($22.70)

5. Long Island, NY ($23.35)

4. Miami-Dade County, FL ($23.55)

3. San Jose/South Bay, CA ($26.15) Read the rest of this entry »

This ranking is based on research published in Colliers’ 2013 Retail Outlook Highlights for North America (here’s the PDF). From 2012′s year-end absorption data for major retail markets, here are the Top 10 “Most Absorbent” Retail Markets in the U.S.!

10. Baltimore, MD (Retail space absorbed in 2012: 514,444 SF)

9. Boston, MA (549,034 SF)

8. Cincinnati, OH (550,102 SF)

7. Washington, DC (708,954 SF)

6. Las Vegas, NV (825,682 SF)

5. Denver, CO (934,929 SF)

4. Atlanta, GA (1,004,274 SF)

3. Seattle/Puget Sound, WA (1,047,510 SF) Read the rest of this entry »

The Urban Land Institute’s reports aren’t just well-researched and informative; they’re colorful, too (a big plus for someone like myself, who reads tons of these things). As they have for similar reports, the ULI teamed up with accounting giant PwC to survey and analyze industry sentiment affecting real estate investment in Europe. This report, Emerging Trends in Real Estate – Europe, 2013 (click for PDF), includes a list of  7 general issues affecting Europe’s CRE market and investors’ attitudes toward these conditions. It isn’t a Top 10, but close enough… Here are the Top 7 Attitudes Affecting CRE Investment in Europe:

• London is overheated and overpriced (Agree: 44%)
• London is fairly priced as a safe haven (Agree: 28%)
• The crisis in southern Europe represents a great buying opportunity (Agree: 53%)
• Investment in southern Europe should be avoided until markets stabilize (Agree: 41%)
• European prices will be stagnant for the next five years (Agree: 44%)
• The U.S. represents a more attractive investment relevant to Europe (Agree: 33%)
• Asia represents a more attractive investment relative to Europe Agree: 43%)

I’m sure CRE professionals in Europe have plenty of other attitudes, too. Attitudes like, I hope Real Madrid plays better than they did in the last match, or, Let’s go mess with these American tourists! Or anything else people in Europe think about. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve already looked at the Top 10 Retail Markets for New Development, the Top 10 Discount Retailers, Top Retail Markets for New Supply, and Top 10 Largest Retail Markets–all of them based on data in the 2013 Colliers’ Retail Report (here’s the PDF). But we’re not done… I plan on milking this research for every Top 10 list it’s worth! With that said, here’s the latest ranking I’ve mined from this very thorough report (someone tell Colliers I said thanks).

Here are the Top 10 U.S. Retail Markets by Vacancy Rate:

10. Orange County, CA (7.2%)

9. Westchester County, NY (6.8%)

 7/8. (tie) Boston, MA (6.5%)

7/8. (tie) San Jose/South Bay, CA (6.5%)

6. Oakland/East Bay, CA (6.2%)

5. Pittsburgh, PA (5.7%) Read the rest of this entry »

Like the Top 10 list we looked at last Saturday, this one shouldn’t be read as a definitive ranking. The data behind this list comes from an Ernst & Young/EIU survey of European investors’ outlooks in early 2013. The numbers are available on page 10 of this PDF published by Ernst & Young. Here are the Top 10 European Markets by Anticipated Transaction Volume in 2013:

E&Y/EIU’s respondents answered the following question:

Do you agree with the following statement: overall, transaction volume in 2013 will exceed the levels seen in 2012.

10. Germany (Agree 19% / Disagree: 81%)

9. Belgium (20% / 80%)

8. Russia (33% / 67%)

7. France (35% / 65%)

6. Sweden (41% /  59%)

5. Netherlands (43% / 57%)

4. Ukraine (45% /55%)

3. United Kingdom (47% / 53%) Read the rest of this entry »

That title is a little deceiving.

In fact, this ranking from Ernst  & Young’s “European Real Estate Assets Investment Trend Indicator 2013″ (here’s the PDF) isn’t so much a ranking of “attractive” as a ranking of markets that think they’re attractive. So bear in mind that the European CRE professionals surveyed for this report may be a little, you know, biased. With that said, here is a list of the Top 10 Most Attractive European CRE Markets in 2013 …according to themselves:

Respondents were asked if they thought their market was “Very Attractive,” “Attractive,” or “Less Attractive.”

10. Austria (Very Attractive: 33% / Attractive: 48% /  Less Attractive: 19%)

9. Russia (23% / 64% / 13%)

8. Poland (45% / 45% / 10%)

7. UK (28% / 63% / 9%)

6. Switzerland (32% / 60% / 8%)

5. Belgium (23% / 70% / 5%)

4. Germany (41% / 58% / 1%) Read the rest of this entry »

Forbes will publish a list of anything these days.

Still, I thought this was an interesting one: America’s Most Trustworthy Companies. The list includes both mid-cap and large-cap corporations in a wide array of industries. What is more, points out REIT.com, this list includes some of America’s largest real estate investment trusts. From an article published this month on NAREIT’s REIT.com, here are the Top 9 Most Trustworthy REITs in the U.S.:

• Essex Property Trust
• Kimco Realty Corp.
• Realty Income Corp.
• American Campus Communities
• Brandywine Realty Trust
• BRE Properties
• Government Properties Income Trust
• Highwoods Properties
• Post Properties

These are in no particular order, although it’s worth noting the first three REITs were included in Forbes’ “large-cap” section, the other six in the “mid-cap” category. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Top 10 comes from Integra Realty Resources’ Viewpoint 2013, which includes data from Smith Travel Research. Though hospitality real estate was among the worst-hit CRE sectors during and after the recession, there are signs of substantial recovery in select markets, such as those below. Here are the Top 10 Hospitality Real Estate Markets of 2012:

10. Dallas, Texas

9. Orange County, California

8. San Diego, California

7. Boston, Massachusetts

6. Los Angeles, California

5. Miami, Florida

4. Chicago, Illinois Read the rest of this entry »

Following up on Wednesday’s Top 10 of Markets for New Retail Product, here’s a ranking of major retail markets according to their current recorded inventory. As before, this list is based on data from CoStar Group and Colliers’ 2013 Retail Outlook (click for the PDF). Here are the 10 Largest Retail Real Estate Markets in the U.S.:

10. Boston, MA (Reported inventory: 87,564,315 SF)

9. Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL (87,575,353)

8. New Jersey – Northern (92,198,983)

7. Phoenix, AZ (104,240,834)

6. Houston, TX (140,973,923) Read the rest of this entry »

Based on data from CoStar Group and Colliers Research (here’s Colliers’ Outlook 2013 as a PDF), here are the Top 10 Retail Markets for New Development at the close of 2012. Drawing from the largest retail markets surveyed by these groups, we are ranking these markets according to the number of square feet under construction at the end of 2012.

10. Stockton, CA (158,000)

9. Palm Beach County, FL (163,252)

8. San Diego, CA (190,383)

7. Seattle/Puget Sound, WA (235,000)

6. Hawaii (338,515)

5. Washington, DC (387,305)

4. Minneapolis, MN (475,916)

3. Chicago, IL (507,000) Read the rest of this entry »