At the NAR conference, Ken Rosen said the current trade war with China is having an impact, along with a number of tech companies showing revenue but no profits, manufacturing in decline and many countries in recession.

If a deal is consummated, it would likely be the largest leveraged buyout in history as Walgreens Boots has a market value of approximately $56 billion and has nearly $17 billion of debt.

RetailTenant is an online platform that enables retail landlords and their brokers to find the perfect tenants.

Capital markets veteran, Evan Dockser joins the firm as managing director of its new regional office.