I see articles all of the time saying the US has too much retail space: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-retail-apocalypse-has-of... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bisnow/2017/04/05/even-develope...
It is not clear to me, why their asset prices are going to go up if there is too much supply.
Also does the building owner actually "own" the building or are they paying off a commercial loan?