Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) has announced the appointment of hotel industry executive Jim Alderman as head of residential development. Alderman was previously a principal with Alderman Advisory, a consulting firm that he confounded. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of...
A presidential debate that mostly ignored housing issues, a growing disenchantment with homeownership and an effort to repopulate the villages of rural Italy. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 24-28. Miss:...
Gildred Companies, a San Diego-based commercial real estate developer and investment firm, has launched a new summer internship program. According to the company, the new program includes one position in accounting and one in property management, with the goal of...
The financially troubled Walgreens pharmacy chain is planning to close a substantial number of its U.S. stores over the next few years. In a Wall Street Journal interview, Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) CEO Tim Wentworth said the company is reviewing roughly...
The efforts by the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium with the help of public funding has received a thumbs down in a new poll of Illinois voters, but the team is reportedly shifting gears to pursue a stadium in a Chicago suburb. A new survey commissioned by Crain’s...
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expanding its brand presence in New Orleans with the addition of two properties to its portfolio of affiliated hotels – the Maison Métier (formerly Maison de la Luz) and The Barnett (formerly Ace Hotel New Orleans). The properties...