Real Estate Finance And Urban Retail Development

Despite the prosperity of the 1990s, robust inner city retail development did not follow.

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July 31, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

Despite the increase in real estate financing instruments over the past decade, inner city retail development has lagged in all but a select few cities. Indeed, even though new methods of financing have led to more liquid markets with potentially a broader appetite for risk, developers and their financial backers have continued to pursue projects primarily in top-tier cities and suburbs.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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Community / Economic Development United States

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