A new NAR leader, a jaw-dropping data revision and more Britons buying homes. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 19-23. Miss: Wright or Wrong, Part 1. Nine months after the National Association of Realtors...
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) has announced plans to open over 200 new restaurants across the UK over the next four years, a $1.3 billion investment with the goal to create over 24,000 jobs. The new initiative is part of the “McDonald’s at 50” endeavor that highlights...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reached an agreement that will save The Greenbrier, a historic hotel owned by the governor and his family, from being sold in a foreclosure auction. Justice bought the historic Greenbrier out of bankruptcy in 2009. The property dates...
The mayor of Connecticut’s most populous city stirred up online outrage for celebrating a Banksy mural that many people viewed as a slur against a low-income, predominantly nonwhite neighborhood. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim took to Facebook to highlight the presence of...
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) challenge to its merger with Albertson’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: ACI), arguing that the agency’s decision to proceed in an administrative...
IDB Bank, a New York City-based private and commercial bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank Ltd., announced the appointment of Jeremy Cramer as its new senior vice president and head of California commercial real estate. In his new position,...
NYC Median Asking Rent Hits New Record High
