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Despite national closures, Houston boasts a strong retail market
The city's consistent population growth, coupled with the retail market's bullishness, could numb the effects of closures and downsizings of big-box retailers.
Atlanta business leaders share memories of John Williams’ exuberance, ‘unyielding optimism’
DeKalb County CEO Liane Levetan knew the minute she met Williams almost 50 years ago that he was special. “I mean, that smile,” she said.
Photo tour: Walk through Les Wexner’s former home – a $3.95M estate for sale in Bexley
One of the highest-priced homes for sale in Franklin County is an 8,037-square-foot stone-and-stucco two-story bookended by Alum Creek and the Governor's Residence.
Priced at $3.95 million, Les Wexner's former house at 361 N. Parkview Ave. in Bexley includes six bedrooms, six full bathrooms plus two half baths, and a back face made mostly of windows. The 1917 house also has two garages, a mother-in-law suite, a second-floor screened sleeping porch and a whimsical treehouse.
“Beautiful architecture…
Homes in Denver continue to sell really, really fast
Denver homes continue to sell faster than the rest of the country, a pair of new reports indicate.
Online real estate company Zillow reported that last year, it took 81 days to sell the median U.S. home, but in Denver, it took only 52 days to sell the median home in the city.
Only homes in San Jose (41 days), San Francisco (43 days), and Seattle (47 days) sold faster than homes in Denver.
And according to Zillow, June was the month when homes sold the fastest both nationally and in Denver. Nationally,…
Historic Oakwood home of Dayton entrepreneur on market for $749,900
The historic home at 202 E. Schantz Ave. is 5,061 square feet and has five bedrooms. The home was built in 1912.
Click the gallery to see photos of the home.
The home has five bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. The three-story home has undergone significant updates in the last decade, including central air conditioning and new furnishings. The Germanic Tudor-style home features hand-crafted wooden beams, oak hardwood floors, and interior wood doors throughout the space. The property also includes…
Developer to break ground on $11.2M residential community for adults with special needs
This new community in north Phoenix will focus on adults with special needs
CBRE nabs new tenants, S.F. office rents up, what the tax bill means for real estate and more in our real estate digest
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CBRE Global Investors is on the prowl for more office…
Suburban Atlanta home sales increase
There are more sold signs on houses in Gwinnett than in other close-in counties. The Atlanta Realtors Association reports in March Gwinnett had 980 home sales.
It was followed by Fulton (952), Cobb (802) and DeKalb (634).
Across all 11 metro area counties combined, realtors sold 4,838 houses. That was a 10.2 percent decline from March 2017.
“The expanding economy and job market are generating a healthy local demand,” Atlanta Realtors President Bill Murray said in a statement, “but the challenge…
Arizona Forward pivots with new leader and focus on statewide projects
The statewide environmental organization has four projects to work on this year to bring Arizona together.
Why traditional sports arenas don’t cut it for burgeoning esports competitions
Esports pioneer Scott Smith said new venues being developed for esports need to avoid traditional basketball, hockey and concert arenas seating and designs.
“These venues aren’t built to take over a weekend,” said Smith at Arizona State University’s Global Sport Summit in Phoenix.
Smith, a veteran esports executive and analyst, said traditional arenas are built to host three-hour sporting events or concerts — not much longer esports events.
“They’re not built to camp out in eight,…