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Berkowitz’s Fairholme Fund cut its Freddie Mac holdings to 8.4 percent of net assets as of June 30 from 15.7 percent six months earlier.

(Bloomberg)—Investor Bruce Berkowitz, one of the major holders

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Chinese hospitality provider Jin Jiang International Holdings Co. is weighing a bid for Radisson Hotel Group, the global chain owned by HNA.

(Bloomberg)—HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate whose debt-fueled

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Cushman & Wakefield’s stock traded at a 6 percent premium over its IPO price after the company debuted on the stock exchange, reports MarketWatch. Gadget retailer Brookstone has filed for bankruptcy and will close all of its mall stores,

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The move by the online retailer could have significant implications for industrial property sales.

Amazon’s pending purchase of online pharmacy PillPack has the potential to create a need for specialized warehouse space to ship

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Wells Fargo agreed to pay $2.1 billion for its role in the housing bubble, The Associated Press reports. San Francisco officials want to ban cafeterias in newly constructed office buildings, according to The New York Times. These

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Like other retailers, fast-fashion chains must adapt to a changing marketplace.

Fast-fashion powerhouses H&M, Zara and Forever 21 disrupted the specialty apparel sector by imitating runway fashions at affordable prices, and generally, have been able to beat other retailers in the

“I think, given the complexity and history of Forest City, there are only very few potential buyers out there,” says Paul Adornato, a veteran REIT analyst.

The announcement that Brookfield Asset Management

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is trying to nurture the second longest U.S. expansion on record by slowly reducing the amount of support that monetary policy provides to growth.

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Steve Roth, chairman and chief executive officer of Vornado Realty Trust, said his company, one of the largest owners of Manhattan street retail, is doing just fine.

(Bloomberg)—Retail real estate is a headache for landlords all over New

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