Recently we learned that two mall real estate investment trusts, or REITs, declared bankruptcy after the COVID-19 pandemic decimated their already-fragile businesses. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE:PEI) and CBL & Associates (NYSE:CBL) were the first two victims of the pandemic, but will there be others in the mall REIT space? In this Fool Livevideo clip from our Nov. 2 Industry Focusshow, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP discuss why these two mall operators ran into trouble, what comes next, and whether mall REIT investors should be worried about other major operators.
Jason Moser: Let’s move over to one of your specialties, real estate investment trusts, REITs. We love ta…
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