Retail REIT's

Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO) Reports EPS $0.63 vs. $0.58 Estimate; Revenues $155.5M vs. $145.2M Estimate

Real estate investment trusts are strong today, along with an overall higher equities market, and could be worth a short term look here, as it looks like REITs are breaking out here. Names like General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP), Vornado Realty (NYSE: VNO), Simon Property (NYSE: SPG) and...

Real estate investment trusts are well off their earlier session highs, and this could be potentially troublesome if the market wants to keep advancing, before summer seasonality takes place, and volume tapers off. Names like iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF (NYSE: IYR), General Growth...

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced $481.1 million in financing activity at a combined estimated weighted average interest rate of 5.42% and a weighted average term of 6.8 years. Year-to-date the Company has closed ten separate non-recourse secured mortgages....

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Sell rating on Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI); it has a $22.00 price target on the stock. The GS analysts cited the company's recent investor day, noting that the highlight of the presentation was the...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "WRI hosted a well-attended analyst meeting where mngt shared a new 5-year business plan. While not intended as formal guidance, WRI laid out a plan...

According to Jefferies, Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) provided an outline of its 5-year business plan with 2012 taking the spotlight as WRI expects 1) 5% SS NOI growth in 2012, 2) $500M in asset sales, and 3) 2012E FFO/sh of $1.91, a +7.6% YoY growth over 2011E FFO/sh of $1.77. Jefferies...

Analysts at FBR Capital initiate coverage of National Retail Properties Inc (NYSE: NNN) with a “market perform” rating. The target price for NNN is set to $25. NNN shares fell 0.82% to close at $25.40 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Below are the top mid-cap REIT-diversified stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is 91.92%. CIM's PEG ratio is 0.77. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at MFA Financial Inc (...

Nearly one year after a historic flood ravaged Nashville and submerged Opry Mills, Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) announced today that Opry Mills has reached an agreement with its lenders, Helaba Bank and Nord/LB, to finance the rebuilding of the mall. Opry Mills will continue its...

It's been over a month since Cost Cutting in 2011 launched, and I hope all of you avid cost cutters out there have enjoyed reading the series so far.  This week I'm going to take a break from your utility bill, and switch the focus to another significant cost: Property Taxes. First, let's...

Below are the top small-cap REIT-diversified stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) is 73.50%. ABR's operating margin for the same period is 184.48%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...

Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE: SPG) shares are continuing to slide one day after Pershing Square's Bill Ackman announced he was short the name as a hedge to his position in General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP). Ackman said that he did not have any qualms with how Simon Property Group was run as...

Benzinga is hearing rumors that Bill Ackman is short Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), which is a direct competitor of a stock he owns a significant portion of, General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP). Shares of Simon Property are lower on the news, trading down $1.47 to $105.85.

Bill Ackman says he is short Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) shares.