CVS Pharmacy has completed its acquisition of select assets of the now-defunct Rite Aid pharmacy chain. According to the Woonsocket, Rhode Island-headquartered company, it is now operating 63 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has alerted nearly 500 employees that they will be laid off in December. Bloomberg reports the termination notices were sent last week, with most of the layoffs based in HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal...
A veterans group in Corpus Christi, Texas, are seeking to revive legislation that would offer full property tax exemptions to all Purple Heart recipients in their state, even if they do not meet the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 100% disability threshold. KRISTV.com...
A new survey of Gen Z Americans found one in five (16%) members of this youthful demographic declaring housing affordability to be one of their greatest concerns in life. The new Realtor.com survey, which polled 1,000 adults between the ages of 18-27, found 82% of...
A Florida court has temporary blocked a land transfer made by Miami Dade College on a parcel that will be used as the future home of President Trump’s presidential library. The Wall Street Journal reports the transfer was halted when Judge Mavel Ruiz of Florida’s 11th...
The fintech start-up Feesback has launched a real estate referral brokerage that is designed to help agents grow their business while helping their customers save money. Feesback stated it was offering a “success-only model” that connects transaction-ready clients...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 6-10
