Sam Zell Bets on Brazil
Airtime: Wed. Aug. 18 2010 | 4:12 PM ET
Real estate mogul Sam Zell’s firm is bullish on the New York market but really sees tremendous opportunity in the growing economy of Brazil, which Zell calls the US in 1950.
Airtime: Wed. Aug. 18 2010 | 4:12 PM ET
Real estate mogul Sam Zell’s firm is bullish on the New York market but really sees tremendous opportunity in the growing economy of Brazil, which Zell calls the US in 1950.
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