U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record-highs this past week as investors leaned into rate cut expectations following a wave of soft employment data and a Federal Government shutdown. For the fourth time since 1995, the federal government entered a partial "shutdown" after the U.S. Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required for passage of appropriations. Defering to experience fr...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL Properties (NYSE:CBL) today announced that it had closed on nearly $158.0 million in financing activity in three separate transactions. This is in addition to the previously announced financing activity completed in 2025, totaling more than $520 million. CBL and its joint venture partner closed on a new $43.0 million loan secured by The Pavilion at Port ...
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REITs performed very well in August (+5.48%), almost pulling the REIT sector's year-to-date total return back into the black (-1.11%). Small cap (+7.52%) and mid cap REITs (+7.13%) averaged strong gains in August while large caps (+3.16%) and micro caps (+0.87%) averaged more modest returns. 83.87% of REIT securities had a positive total return in August.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBL Properties (NYSE:CBL) today announced that Element by Westin is now open at Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. The 139-key hotel is located on International Drive and is a 49/51 joint venture between CBL and Chattanooga-based Vision Hospitality. “When we acquired Mayfaire Town Center in 2015, we saw a significant opportunity to further d...
The Dow Jones Equity All REIT index grew 0.59% during the recent week, while the MSCI US REIT index increased 0.71%. The healthcare REIT index was the sole Dow Jones US real estate sector property index to close the recent week in the red, down 1.57%. Cannabis-oriented Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. was the top-performing REIT stock above a $200 million market capitalization for the rece...
A surprising solid REIT earnings season wrapped up this week. Of the 100 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 62% raised their outlook - above the historical 55% average. Disinflation was a surprisingly common thread across second-quarter results, with the majority of the upside revisions being driven by improved expense expectations - the highest quantity of expense reductions eve...
CBL & Associates Properties is a retail REIT focused on malls and open-air centers. The company reported 7.5% AFFO growth in Q2 2025, benefiting from a lower share count and declining interest costs. Recent disposals and acquisitions should boost H1 2026 AFFO by 2.5%, while each 0.25% Fed rate cut will provide an incremental 1.1% AFFO boost.
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