Blogs about: Sam Zell
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Jonathan Gray, Blackstone’s Real Estate Wizard Behind the Curtain
Gray at play. (Fred Harper) In February 2007, Sam Zell told Jonathan Gray to buy a motorcycle. Mr. Gray, head of the real estate division at private equity powerhouse Blackstone Group, had just closed… more →
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What Does Warren Buffett Know About Newspapers (that we don't)?
wrote 3 days ago: photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images They are profitable. What, you say? According to the Washington P … more →
CFA Conference: Sam Zell
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Sam Zell is Chairman of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. (EGI), a private, entrepreneurial investmen … more →
Important Read on Franchise Investing and Investing "Gurus"
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wrote 2 months ago: “In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable ‘moats’.”–Warren Buffett A … more →
Illinois Real Estate Billionaire appoints co-presidents.
wrote 2 months ago: Sam Zell, the infamous landowner and billionaire (approx. $4.9Billion) and Chicago native has recent … more →
Multi-family in the Midwest is strong all over
wrote 3 months ago: The Vue in Minnesota is an example of a new multi-family project coming to the Midwest. The best new … more →
Pres. Obama isn't Zell's friend
wrote 4 months ago: Some advice? Don't invite Sam Zell over for a friendly lunch, politicians During the end of the … more →
Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference participants agree: It's not easy to follow Sam Zell, and it'd be nice if Midwest states would work together
wrote 4 months ago: Len Caldeira Len Caldeira faced a tough challenge: He hit the stage at the 10th annual Commercial Re … more →
Sam Zell: Is the love affair with single-family housing over?
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wrote 4 months ago: Have we lost that loving feeling? Is the love affair between U.S. consumers and their single-family … more →
Zell, Cafaro headline successful 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference
wrote 4 months ago: More than 900 attendees took part in the 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference Tues … more →
And a bit more about Archstone
wrote 5 months ago: Private Equity Real Estate reports this morning that the Estate of Lehman is challenging Equity Resi … more →
Lehman back in the news
wrote 6 months ago: This is really an update to my recent post about BofA and Sam Zell’s acquisition of Archstone … more →
Hard to feel sorry for Bank of America...
wrote 6 months ago: ….but let’s try, just this once. As pretty much everyone knows, over the past few years, … more →
CRE News: What We’re Reading the Week of November 14
wrote 6 months ago: Each week, The Elevator Speech summarizes news related to some of the key industry trends, buildings … more →
Report: Sam Zell To Buy Elysian Hotel In Gold Coast
wrote 6 months ago: CHICAGO (CBS) — Real estate mogul Sam Zell is reportedly paying $95 million to buy the Elysian … more →
Bankruptcy Leads to Success? For Sam Zell, It's a Possibility.
wrote 6 months ago: Sam Zell has been often painted as the man responsible for sending the Tribune Company into bankrupt … more →
Shooting for the Stars
wrote 7 months ago: January 24, 2012 marks the 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast event. That’s a lot of foreca … more →
Journalism: Consumers of News More Cynical Than Ever (And They Should Be)
wrote 7 months ago: As of October 2009, 70% of Americans felt as though the media was out of touch with the general publ … more →
One-Percenter Sam Zell, Forbes Billionaire worth about $4.7billion, basically told Occupy to Shut Up and Go Home
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wrote 7 months ago: Sam Zells to Occupy: You picked the wrong major, now go home and stop crying! #Sam Zell was just fea … more →
Official: Tribune Co. Will Revise Plans To Emerge From Bankruptcy
wrote 7 months ago: DOVER, Del. (CBSMiami/AP) — Tribune Co. officials believe they have a plan to that can win a judge … more →
