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Simon Property Group (SPG) is, in my opinion, the highest-quality publicly traded REIT in the retail/mall space.
What sets them apart is not just the real estate, but how they run the business.
SPG does not mainly own weak secondary malls that are slowly being killed by online shopping.
They own many of the best malls, premium outlets and retail destinations in prime locations, where tenant demand is still strong.
That is the key difference. The best SPG properties are not just places where people go to buy something and leave. They have become experience-driven locations.
People go there to spend time, eat at restaurants, meet friends, walk around, attend events and enjoy the atmosphere.
At the higher end, there is also a status element. These are places where people want to see and be seen. Walking around with Gucci, Louis Vuitton or other luxury shopping bags is part of the experience. That kind of traffic is very hard to replace online.
You can also see the quality in the numbers. SPG normally runs with very high occupancy, around the mid-90% range, and tenant sales per square foot are among the strongest in the industry.
Their strategy has also been pragmatic. They are not just passive landlords collecting rent.
When needed, they have stepped in to support key tenants or help reposition assets, because keeping the properties relevant matters more than simply waiting for weaker tenants to fail.
That is where the difference between SPG and weaker mall REITs becomes very clear.
Lower-quality mall operators often own secondary locations with weaker tenant demand. Those are the properties that struggle when consumer behavior changes. Occupancy falls, tenants leave, and rent growth becomes difficult.
SPG operates at the other end of the spectrum. Many of their properties are dominant retail destinations in their markets, which gives them pricing power and keeps tenant demand strong, even in a tougher retail environment.
That combination of high-quality assets, strong tenant demand, experience-driven locations and solid operating numbers is why I believe SPG is one of the few retail REITs that can continue to do well even as e-commerce keeps growing.
On top of that, you get a solid dividend yield, while the stock still often trades with a “retail is dead” discount. In my opinion, that creates a very attractive long-term risk/reward setup.