Texas lawmakers have launched a bid for their state to become the new site of NASA’s headquarters. Space News reports the Texas congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump recommending NASA headquarters be relocated from Washington, DC, to the Johnson...
The former head of an Idaho public housing authority was sentenced to five years of probation for federal program theft after embezzling $129,022.38 from his agency. Bruce Hauber, 72, was employed as the executive director of the federally funded American Falls...
The BLVD Group, a developer and owner of affordable housing, announced its $57 million acquisition and planned renovation of Rock Ridge Apartments, a 152‑unit community in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The company said it would create 30 new affordable units at the site....
The Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta has received a $5 million gift from Billy Harbert, chairman and CEO of the construction company BL Harbert International, to establish a center focused on real estate education. The newly announced BL Harbert...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has recruited Elizabeth Ranno as its new senior vice president of education and events. Ranno joins NAR from property management software provider RealPage, where she served as vice president of product management. Earlier in...
The superintendent of a Louisiana school board has proposed turning one of its schools into affordable housing for teachers. WAFB reports East Baton Rouge Superintendent LaMont Cole floated the idea of renovating Westminster Elementary School into housing specifically...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
