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Jake Baratz Taylor Street

With a multifaceted approach to real estate, Taylor Street has an ear to the ground when it comes to investing, selling, financing, leasing and managing commercial properties. The Phoenix-based advisory firm is closely following the pandemic’s effects on retail. Vice president Jake Baratz and investment advisor Boston Chauthani recently sat down with Shopping Center Business to share some of their key insights. To plan for the future in the middle of a pandemic, the firm is advising investors to carefully evaluate market activity at the highest level in individual markets …

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  (Panelists, clockwise from top left) Adam Tiktin, Tiktin Real Estate Investment Services; Rod Castan, Courtelis Company; Lyle Stern, Koniver Stern Group; Philip Rosen, Becker (moderator); Duane Stiller, Woolbright Development. Shopping Center Business and Heartland Real Estate Business hosted “Michigan Retail Outlook: How is Michigan’s Retail Sector Responding to COVID-19?” Watch to hear how the industry’s most creative retail leaders are adapting both to COVID-19 and to the accelerated changes in retail exacerbated by COVID-19 has. See a list of some topics covered and their timestamps below: (05:38): How are Governor Whitmer’s …

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July 22 Shopping Center Business and Southeast Real Estate Business Webinar

  Last week, Shopping Center Business and Southeast Real Estate Business hosted “South Florida Retail Outlook: What is the Impact of COVID-19 on South Florida’s Retail Sector?” Listen as a panel of retail experts discusses their gameplans: how they are working with tenants and their employees as the industry seeks to adapt. Hear about attitudes towards loans, rent reductions, property value, next steps and more. See a list of some topics covered and their timestamps below: (07:00): How are restaurants and experiential tenants faring? (09:29) Adapting for the challenges of COVID-19 (17:28) Retail …

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    James Flynn, CEO of Hunt Real Estate Capital and ORIX Real Estate Capital, spoke to Shopping Center Business in a brief, 11-minute interview to give insight on what lenders think about debt and equity during the COVID-19 pandemic, industry flexibility and pivoting operations with an eye towards what assets are most likely to recover quickly after the crisis. Flynn talks not only about how the pandemic has changed business as usual for lenders, but also Orix’s acquisition of Hunt Real Estate and the need to transition as a …

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On May 21, Shopping Center Business, Western Real Estate Business and California Centers magazines hosted “California Retail Reboot: How Will California’s Retail and Restaurant Sector Recover Post-Coronavirus?” Experts from California’s retail sector gathered to discuss the future of California retail and how to ensure the success of tenants and their properties. Topics discussed include the following: ​How will California retailers, restaurants and developers adapt? How will landlords and retail property owners support tenants and customers? What do brokers and investors need to know about the retail landscape and changes due to COVID-19? Panelists: Jonathan Lorenzen of …

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On May 8, Southeast Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business magazines hosted “Atlanta Retail Reboot,” a webinar where experts from the Atlanta investment, retail and brokerage communities were invited to discuss what they are seeing in the retail market, the impact of the coronavirus on existing properties and on new developments, as well as what retail and restaurants will look like in the near and long term. Many retailers have been closed for weeks due to COVID-19, and the retail industry is facing a tough comeback. Listen to learn …

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On May 7, Texas Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business magazines hosted “Texas Retail Reboot,” a webinar taking an in-depth look at what the Texas retail real estate community needs as the state reopens after statewide shutdowns due to COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Texas retail is adjusting to a new normal, including figuring out what retail will look like going forward. What will the future of Texas retail look like post-coronavirus? Find out what industry experts have to say about these topics and more: How will Texas retailers …

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Richard Chichester Faris Lee COVID-19

It’s been a rough month and a half for planet Earth, but there are signs of hope. China is returning to normal life as Italy and Spain begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions. The U.S. — the country with most coronavirus-related casualties so far — isn’t at the point of reopening yet, but there are early indications it isn’t far behind. The curve is continuing to flatten — even in hotspots like New York, where Gov. Cuomo announced on April 13 that “it appears we have a plateau.” The COVID-19 infection …

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Richard Chichester Faris Lee

Richard Chichester, president and CEO of Faris Lee, knows we’re late in the cycle, but he doesn’t see this as a bad thing. Nor does he see this timing as a cause for near-term concern. “The U.S. is extremely well positioned in 2020,” he explains. “The economy continues to prove itself to be very resilient. We’re in a safe spot right now but in a mature position within the cycle. This is also the longest expansion in history, so we have to understand what the late-cycle implications are and make …

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