TRAVERSE CITY, MI-General Growth turned the 590,000-square-foot mall in this tourist town back to its lender earlier this year.

CHICAGO-Gone are the days of easy, uncomplicated investing. However, the US markets are the strongest in the world, and the market should work itself out, said PREA panelists.

CHICAGO-Despite the current slowdown in the global economy, the population growth expected in the next 40 years must boost CRE demand, said panelists at today’s PREA conference here.

CHICAGO-The mega-firm’s chief diversity officer talks with GlobeSt.com’s Robert Carr about how women and minorities are faring in the commercial real estate workforce.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-The investment should bring in returns of more than 10%, according to the Beachwood, OH-based firm.

AKRON-The University Park Alliance wants to redevelop the area surrounding the University of Akron, and has hired KUD, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Kajima, to head up the project.

TORONTO-Both Canadian firms share Chicago as a US base, and both back Avison’s aggressive expansion plans.

ST. PAUL, MN-Half the historic Schmidt Brewery will be converted into the Schmidt Artists Lofts, affordable rental housing for artists. The kick-off for the rehab project is set for Oct. 26.