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Loews Hotels & Resorts Sets Foot in San Francisco

It will be a first for Loews Hotels & Resorts—an entree into San Francisco’s hot hospitality market.

Activist Shareholder Group Eyes Campus Crest Leadership Shakeup

What happens when one famed student housing company struggles? Two other companies team up to take it over.

Provenance Hotels Continues Expansion in Pacific Northwest

Provenance Hotels has partnered with NBP Capital once again, this time on the acquisition of an historic Seattle hotel.

Whole Foods to Expand in Baltimore’s Harbor East with New Flagship Store

Whole Foods Market is expanding in downtown Baltimore. The supermarket chain recently announced it will relocate to 711 S. Central Avenue, where it will occupy almost 50,000 square feet of space, more than double the size of its current location.

Economy Watch: West Coast Crises’ Impact on Real Estate

Recent and potentially long-term events on the West Coast are threatening to do some harm to the U.S. economy, and with it certain aspects of the commercial real estate market, and maybe not just in California.

Economy Watch Weekly: Retail’s Positive Present, Murky Future

Economy writer Dees Stribling offers his weekly roundup of indicators for the week ended Feb. 13, 2015.

INTERNATIONAL: World’s First Hotel Staffed by Robots Opens in Japan

A theme park located in Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture will soon get a hotel partially staffed by robots capable of identifying human faces.

Transwestern Development to Mix it Up in Austin

Austin continues to be one of the top performing cities in the country and Transwestern Development Co. is making a move to help answer demand for a range of commercial real estate accommodations in the thriving city.

Goodbye to Vegas Hotel!

The rumor mill in Las Vegas was spinning like a roulette wheel on Monday with speculation that the oldest hotel-casino on the Strip, often used in films, would be bought.

Luxury Hotel in Philadelphia Market Lures Lenders

An adaptive re-use hotel in the City of Brotherly Love has gotten a financial boost from lenders.