for investors, sellers are less likely not to achieve anticipated pricing goals and many of these assets will still not transact.


Food drives experience, and sales: Food continues to be the new anchor for retail assets. Shoppers who dine at a property stay, on average, 35 percent longer, and increase transactions by 25 percent. It comes as no surprise that food-anchored assets continue to drive investor demand.


“Food continues to be the new anchor for retail assets. Shoppers who dine at a property stay, on average, 35 percent longer, and increase transactions by 25 percent. It comes as no surprise that food-anchored assets continue to drive investor demand. "


While disruption in the grocery sector proves that even a needs-based retailer needs to evolve with consumers changing shopping habits, in 2019 expect to see a stable pace of food and grocery-related assets change hands. Online grocery delivery and the way people are doing their grocery shopping might be changing, but most grocers are adapting their experience, making this asset class a stable and safe sector for investment.


Overall, transaction activity is anticipated to grow slightly in 2019 exclusive of large entity level transactions. Investor appetite for retail is increasing; fueled by high quality, risk appropriate buying opportunities as well as a fully functioning financing market. Good retail remains just that, and investors are responding accordingly.


Angelone shared that, the most active investors this year are expected to be private capital, as other investor types hesitate to transact due to risk aversion and cyclical changes.


While, the


deal sizes are likely to be smaller – with the most active transaction space under $30 million – these operators have expertise and confidence in the fundamentals and are taking advantage of very attractive debt financing.


We are starting to see an influx of larger, higher quality assets hit the market which is enticing institutional investors to get off the sidelines and reactivate their interest in the sector. But, with a limited buyer pool for these trades, the properties must have the right story, tenant mix, community appeal and location. If it’s not a close to perfect fit


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