The financially troubled discount retailer Big Lots Stores Inc. (NYSE:BIG) is planning to close between 35 to 40 stores this year. Chain Store Age reports the Columbus, Ohio-headquartered company operates more than 1,300 stores. However, the company has experienced...
SAFStor, a Daytona Beach, Florida-based developer of Class A self-storage, has launched SAFHarbor Opportunity Fund LLC as its latest Regulation D 506(c) offering. According to the company, the new fund intends to raise $23 million from accredited investors for the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: For a man who seems to have an opinion about everything, former President Donald Trump has been uncharacteristically quiet about the state of the U.S. housing market. His campaign has not offered any proposals on addressing the evaporation of...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is seeking to hike the city’s sales tax rate as a financing vehicle to fund his affordable housing goals. The Denver Post reported the proposal would add an extra 0.5% to the city’s current effective 8.81% sales tax rate. Johnston, a...
New Hampshire residents shopping for a home should prepare themselves for sticker shock, as roughly one in four homes for sale in the Granite State last month was priced for at least $1 million. According to a report in the New Hampshire Union-Leader, more than 110...
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced a 3.2-point uptick in its Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) from May to June to a reading of 72.6. The HPSI is also up 6.6 points compared to the same time last year. In June, 19% of consumers surveyed for the HPSI data believed...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 10-14
