Sam Zell Sees Limited Investment Opportunities in the Future

By Diana Bell, Staff Writer

“Our whole world was built based on the assumption the pie would grow. Nobody has come up with a solution as to where that growth will come from,” Zell said.

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Toys “R” Us Plans a New Strategy, Child’s Play Included

By Donna Mitchell, Contributing Writer

Future stores will operate in much smaller footprints—about a quarter of the current average unit size of 40,000 sq. ft., according to media reports.

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Sears, Claire’s at High Risk of Retail Failures, Fitch Says

Harvard Zhang and Lauren Coleman-Lochner

Bloomberg

Sears Holdings Corp., Claire’s Stores Inc. and Nine West Holdings Inc. are among seven chains at high risk of defaulting within a year as shoppers shift to online merchants and spend more on experiences, according to a Fitch Ratings.

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Toys R Us Prepping $500 Million CMBS Offering on 123 Stores

CoStar Group

Toys R Us Inc., which operates 875 stores in the U.S., is preparing to refinance a big chunk of those stores in the CMBS market looking to raise up to $512 million.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

China’s real estate mogul Wang Jianlin warns of the “biggest bubble in history.” Detroit’s housing market is on the mend, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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