Retail Reader Spring 2017
Oregon’s and the Portland metro area’s economies are on fire and continue to shatter records, resulting in strong retail sales,…
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Retail Reader Fall 2016
The retail market in Oregon continues strong. New retail centers are opening nearly 100% leased, rents are at historic highs,…
Retail Reader Spring 2016
Oregon is back and stronger than ever. Statewide, unemployment is 4.5%, its lowest on record as the labor force increased by 82,246 year over year. Oregon’s population increased by 51,135…Continue Reading →
Retail Reader Fall 2015
Portland’s retail market is the second strongest in the country with retail sales growth of 1.6% (APT Index). Statewide employment…
Americana Re-Imagined: Red Robin Restaurants
November 30, 2015 X Team International Partner Wally Limburg is featured in this Chain Store Age article. American casual dining chain Red Robin…
Lloyd Center Remodel: ‘New, Retro and Cool’
November 18, 2015 Many Portland residents have heard that Lloyd Center, once the “world’s largest shopping center,” is gearing up for a complete overhaul. Yesterday, local news station KGW ran…Continue Reading →
Trend Talk: The Real Estate Industry’s Migration to Livable, Walkable Communities
November 13, 2015 X Team International Partners Adam Zimel & Micah Kagan co-authored this Chain Store Age article Getting Dense The real estate industry is constantly changing…
Getting Physical with e-Tailers
November 2015 X Team International Partners Douglas Green, Dave Cheatham, and Jason Baker are featured in this Shopping Centers Today article How landlords are finding…
Macerich Sells 40% Stake in Washington Square Mall
October 1, 2015 Macerich sells stakes in eight centers for $2.3 billion Keeping with the trend of international investors buying up U.S. commercial real estate, the Singapore government [via REIT…Continue Reading →
Retailer Offshoots Keep Leasing Agents Busy
October 1, 2015 X Team partner Jonathan Lapat was interviewed for this Shopping Centers Today article by Steve McLinden Retailers around the world…