Sam Zell

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an interview in the February 2012 issue of National Real Estate Investor, Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, stated that the commercial real estate industry needs to "come clean" with expectations.  Zell said, "It's strictly that we have a lot of stuff in the system that is mispriced and not realistically held." The cover story, also available online at nreionline.com (http://nreionline.com/property/international/zell_interview_janfeb_01252012/) provides Zell's candid views on the 2012 election, public versus private commercial real estate investment and construction trends. Some of Zell's views include: "The ...