Westwood Financial Acquires 95,416 SF Grocery-Anchored Center in Huntington Beach, California
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: $5.2B across 24 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Westwood Financial has acquired Peninsula Marketplace, a 95,416-square-foot shopping center located in Huntington Beach in Southern California. Grocer Ralphs anchors the property, which was…
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