I was in Chicago all day yesterday for our annual SADI Awards judging. I will post some thoughts on that later. It was an interesting day. ...

It's been a few days since I posted. Here are a handful of notable posts and news stories from the past few days. ...

In a surprising about face, Standard & Poor's has restored the AAA ratings to three CMBS bonds sold in 2007 that it had cut last week. This is a short story. The key paragraph is the last and I've bolded it below. ...

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Here's a roundup of news and notes on retail and retail real estate from around the Web this today. ...

Here's a local news report looking at one of Forever 21's department-store-sized stores. It opened on the site of a former Gottschalk's. Forever 21 will also be moving into at least 15 former Mervyns' locations. ...

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There are some problems with the massive Destiny USA project in Syracuse. A local news report featuring an interview with the mayor sums up the current situation. Construction has stopped, in part because of a dispute between the developer, Robert...

I already did the round-up post for today, so I'm adding this as a single item. S&P first began talking about downgrading CMBS ratings in April. This triggered some rancor in early June. There was an excellent viewpoint from HousingWire on...

There was a flurry of stories related to retail sales data. ...