Show attendees pass through the exhibit hall during the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention in Las Vegas, May 18, 2009. U.S. shopping center and mall owners can expect to see a lot of vultures circling this year's ICSC convention in Las Vegas. Vulture buyers, who thrive on distress, are expected in greater numbers this year looking to swoop down on a strip mall, shopping center or regional mall that might be making money, but whose owner overpaid or cannot find new financing. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Show attendees pass through the exhibit hall during the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention in Las Vegas, May 18, 2009. U.S. shopping center and mall owners can expect to see a lot of vultures circling this year's ICSC convention in Las Vegas. Vulture buyers, who thrive on distress, are expected in greater numbers this year looking to swoop down on a strip mall, shopping center or regional mall that might be making money, but whose owner overpaid or cannot find new financing.

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