Waterstone Acquires 660K-SF Matthews Retail Center
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 October 2026: $3.5B across 16 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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Waterstone Properties has paid $87 million for Windsor Square Shopping Center, a 659,222-square-foot power center in Matthews, N.C. Commercial Edge reports United Bank originated a $63.1 million acquisition loan. Hack…
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