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For the 18th consecutive year, global powerhouse CBRE was named the No. 1 commercial real estate brand by The Lipsey Company, a real estate training firm.

Sachse Construction, whose client list includes Nike, Crate & Barrel, and Warby Parker, has taken on a new senior executive.

A partnership of Californian and Taiwanese investors have acquired Anaheim GardenWalk, a destination open-air center within walking distance of Disneyland and the Anaheim Convention Center.

A “workout” firm that helps troubled retail centers re-tool for the new retail era has enlisted JLL for help with debt restructuring for underwater properties.

Sam Musovic invested in residential properties in Long Island City following Amazon’s decision to build a headquarters there. Now the Queens landlord is organizing a boycott of the online seller.

CBL Properties announced that a 135-room Aloft Hotel by Marriott will occupy the space of a closed Sears store at Hamilton Place in the company’s home town of Chattanooga, Tenn.

All hail the third graduating class of Retailing University!

Travis Farren, who spent 18 years as an executive at CBL Properties, has joined DLC Management as VP of leasing.