Lowe’s Locating in Booming Willis
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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- Disclosed retail deal value tracked in November 2026: $1.2B across 11 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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Retail follows rooftops, and Lowe’s is responding. Willis, Texas, in Montgomery County, has only 7,000 residents, but Lowe’s reports that more than 2,700 new homes are planned in the greater Montgomery County ar…
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