Single‐family housing starts in April were at a rate of 1.031 million in April, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 0.4% below the revised March figure of 1.035 million. Privately‐owned housing...
After 35 years in business, Las Vegas’ iconic Mirage hotel-casino will be shut down as of July 17. According to combined media reports, the 80-acre Las Vegas Strip landmark will be demolished and replaced by the Hard Rock Las Vegas, which will feature a 660-foot hotel...
Skyline Retail REIT, a Guelph, Ontario-based real estate investment trust (REIT), has announced the appointment of Craig Leslie as its next president, effective June 30. Leslie joined Skyline last year as a vice president with more than 19 years of experience across...
The childhood home of National Review founder and influential conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. has been listed for the first time since 1923 for $5.5 million. According to a Mansion Global report, the property known as Great Elm in the town of Sharon,...
Attendees of the first in a new series of national real estate agent conferences gave high marks to a content-rich event supported by a wide range of exhibitors. Utah RE:Vitalize was produced by Weekly Real Estate News (WREN). Salt Lake City was the first host city...
Michael S. Barr is vice chairman for supervision on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This article is adapted and edited from testimony delivered today before a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives before the Committee on Financial...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
