[cre blog] Key trends for commercial real estate investors
With the improvement in the national commercial real estate market expected to continue well into next year, investors are taking notice and actively seeking opportunities in all major property types....
View ArticleCRE blog: Forecast shows continued growth for national market
Despite the slowing being experienced in the global economy, forward momentum in the U.S. should help keep the national commercial real estate market moving in a forward direction in 2015, according to...
View Article[cre blog] National retail market ends 2014 with a mixed bag of activity
The nation’s retail market ended 2014 with a bit of a mixed bag. According to REIS, Inc., national mall vacancy increased, while average shopping center vacancy decreased during the fourth quarter....
View ArticleOver the river: Out-of-town shops pop up in downtown OKC for holidays
A brick-and-mortar retailer has to wait for people to come to it. It takes advertising, social media and old-fashioned word-of-mouth to get people to check out a store.
View ArticleDark clouds: Black Friday sales may not grow much this year
The number of Black Friday shoppers will likely stay the same this year or possibly decline compared to 2014, according to CivicScience, an online retail-polling company.
View ArticlePeriscope: Thanksgiving means commerce
Thanksgiving and commerce have been bunkmates for a century; just ask any of us who had a paper route.
View ArticleRetail review: Brokers saw dip in 2015, but don’t expect major slowdown
The planned closure of Macy's at Penn Square Mall leaves a hole in the retail market, but otherwise things don't look too bad, brokers say.
View ArticleChanges sprout at Chisholm Shopping Center as grocery moves in
To get Sprouts Farmers Market into Yukon, a broker had to convince another store to move into a less visible location.
View ArticleNW OKC shopping center goes for a different look
The Oak Grove shopping center in northwest Oklahoma won't look like most other retail strips. And that's how the developers want it.
View ArticleHolding on: Few retail centers are for sale in OKC area
Shopping center owners are holding onto their properties longer than they have in the past two years, according to area retail brokers.
View ArticleSpreading out: OKC ranks near bottom in retail density
Among metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or more, the median metro has about 850 storefronts clustered within 3 miles of its central business district. Oklahoma City has less than 450.
View ArticleEconomist: Best real estate buys now are retail and industrial
The best sectors for real estate investment are retail and industrial, said Ted Jones, chief economist for Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
View ArticleBartlesville center could start retail wave
The Bartlesville Development Authority was created to recruit primary jobs to the city. It worked too well.
View ArticleNew grocery store headed to northeast OKC
There’s at least one new grocery store coming to Oklahoma City's northeast corridor.
View ArticleFlea bites big, shifts to biannual treatment
Industry Flea, an event featuring local craftsmen and vintage goods in a flea market-like environment, has moved to a biannual rotation this year.
View ArticleRetail liquor lawsuit step closer to resolution
The Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma could have the answer to its lawsuit over constitutional protections by this summer.
View ArticleEdmond retail project to feature shared patio for events
Developer Neal McGee wants residents to have a place to visit in the evenings and walk to different eateries, so he’s building The District at Westbridge.
View ArticleRetail workers feel disruption from shifting shopper habits
With new options and conveniences, there's never been a better time for shoppers. As for workers ... well, not always.
View ArticleRetailers report solid quarter
The holiday shopping season was fruitful for local retailers, who reported sales were either above or on par with 2016 sales.
View ArticleLocal retailers set up shop at Cross OU
Oklahoma City businesses will have satellite locations in the University of Oklahoma’s new apartments in Norman.
View ArticlePanel: Tulsa real estate market is a mixed bag
As of the second quarter, the industrial market has a 3.4 percent vacancy rate, with asking rent rates at about $4.60 per square foot in the Tulsa area.
View ArticleDesign of mixed-use building approved for Wheeler District
The design for the first mixed-use retail and office development for the Wheeler District was approved Thursday by the Oklahoma City Riverfront Design Committee.
View ArticleUS retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite
After beginning the year in a buying mood, Americans slowed their spending in February on gadgets, home furnishings and other discretionary items as higher prices for food, gasoline and shelter are...
View ArticleRetailers optimistic about holiday sales despite inflation
Holiday shopping activity was robust this season both locally and nationally, although inflation caused customers to be more focused on how they spent their dollars.
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