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Ray Kang CCIM

CRE advisor helping strip center owners protect value, grow NOI, and make smarter decisions.

🏬 Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 23, 2026

Feb 28, 2026

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14 min read

🏬 Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 23, 2026

"The Value Vortex: Consumers Are Spending — Just Not With Everyone"

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 16, 2026

Feb 21, 2026

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13 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 16, 2026

The Tariff Earthquake: What CRE Investors Need to Know Right Now

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 9, 2026

Feb 14, 2026

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12 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 9, 2026

Two Economies, One Market: What CRE Investors Need to Know

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 2, 2026

Feb 8, 2026

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7 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | Week of February 2, 2026

Layoffs Surge, Consumers Keep Spending & Retail Shakeups

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | January 31, 2026

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | January 31, 2026

What the economy, retailers, and leasing strategy are telling strip center owners right now.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

Jan 24, 2026

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9 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

January 24, 2026

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

Jan 18, 2026

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8 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

January 17, 2026

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

Jan 10, 2026

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7 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up

Week of January 10, 2026

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | January 3, 2026

Jan 4, 2026

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7 min read

Retail Weekend Wrap-Up | January 3, 2026

Keeping an Eye on the U.S. Consumer & Retail Real Estate

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Navigating Retail Challenges:

Dec 28, 2025

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6 min read

Navigating Retail Challenges:

Why Credit Quality Matters More Than Ever

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
San Antonio: Retail Market & 2026 Outlook

Dec 19, 2025

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20 min read

San Antonio: Retail Market & 2026 Outlook

Retail & Real Estate Dynamics

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Navigating Today's Commercial Real Estate Financing Landscape: Insights from Kurt Dennis

Dec 14, 2025

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6 min read

Navigating Today's Commercial Real Estate Financing Landscape: Insights from Kurt Dennis

In the ever-evolving world of commercial real estate, understanding the intricacies of debt and capital markets is more crucial than ever. In a recent episode of RESOLUT REveal, seasoned capital markets advisor Kurt Dennis shared invaluable insights into the current state of financing, lender sentiment, and the creative strategies being employed to navigate today's challenges.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Why a Vacancy Might Be the Best Thing for Your Center

Dec 7, 2025

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5 min read

Why a Vacancy Might Be the Best Thing for Your Center

If there's one word that makes most strip center owners uncomfortable, it's this one: Vacancy.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Brownsville-Harlingen Market Analysis Report: Retail & Real Estate Dynamics

Nov 23, 2025

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12 min read

Brownsville-Harlingen Market Analysis Report: Retail & Real Estate Dynamics

Q4 2025

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
When Rent Growth Lies: The Hidden Drag on NOI

Nov 16, 2025

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4 min read

When Rent Growth Lies: The Hidden Drag on NOI

I talk with a lot of strip center owners, and one belief comes up again and again: "My rents are rising - so my value must be rising, too."It sounds right and feels assuring but that belief may not be lining up with reality. But in today’s environment, rent growth has become one of the most misleading signals in retail real estate.Here’s why.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
The 7 Pillars of Successful Strip Center Ownership

Nov 15, 2025

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5 min read

The 7 Pillars of Successful Strip Center Ownership

Your blueprint for stronger cash flow, better tenants, and a more valuable strip center.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Full but Fading

Nov 9, 2025

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5 min read

Full but Fading

Why 100% Occupancy Doesn't Equal 100% Performance.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Cash-Out Refinance for Strip Centers

Nov 2, 2025

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10 min read

Cash-Out Refinance for Strip Centers

Strategies to Build Wealth

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
The Fed's Pivot

Oct 26, 2025

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5 min read

The Fed's Pivot

What It Means for Strip Center Values Moving Into 2026.

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
The Value of Representation

Oct 12, 2025

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5 min read

The Value of Representation

Commercial Real Estate Investment Sales

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM
Tight Inventory, High Demand

Oct 5, 2025

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6 min read

Tight Inventory, High Demand

Why This Market Favors Sellers—And Second-Gen Deals

Ray Kang CCIM
Ray Kang CCIM

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