State Sen. Alexis Calatayud says $50 million in new Hometown Heroes funding opens July 13, expanding up to $35,000 in down‑payment aid for Miami’s frontline workers.

Gov. Wes Moore expanded Maryland’s enterprise zones on Monday, adding 120 acres in Baltimore and enlarging Chestertown’s zone to steer tax breaks and jobs to under-resourced neighborhoods.

KPR Centers agreed to buy Westwood Town Center in Rocky River for about $28.2M. Anchors The Home Depot and Marc’s keep the center largely steady while small-shop vacancies offer upside.

UH Mānoa has started demolishing Buildings C and D at the long‑vacant Hale Noelani complex, removing 174 beds as the campus prepares a long‑term student housing plan.

The long-vacant Cabana Motor Hotel has reopened as Cabana Design District with 175 mixed‑income apartments and townhomes; pre‑leasing and move‑in offers are live.

Neighbors and experts say Google's Meadow Point proposal reads like a data center; Google and city officials say it's R&D and the permit is under review.

BEA-based data and a Houston Chronicle analysis show Austin residents had about $9,000 more purchasing power than Houston residents in 2024, driven by higher average incomes. Housing still costs more in Austin, but paychecks there stretch farther overall.

BayCare placed the final steel beam on its new Manatee County hospital in Palmetto, capping a $563M campus that includes a HealthHub this year and a 2028 hospital opening. The 154‑bed facility will add a NICU and middle‑of‑county acute care.

With the Wolves weighing a new arena, Minneapolis must decide whether to redevelop, repurpose or retire Target Center — and who will pay the remaining debt. The clock on the teams' lease and the city’s $53.5M obligation will shape the talks.

The Chetrit Group locked an $80M, three-year refinancing on its Maspeth warehouse at 57-18 Flushing Ave as legal and lender pressure mounts across the family's New York portfolio.

Butler Pointe, a 151,006‑square‑foot Southside office building, sold for $14.7M on July 9 to a Fort Lauderdale buyer.

The Fraiman family has listed the Somerville Theatre block in Davis Square and the Capitol Theatre block in East Arlington; brokers say long‑term leases are in place.

The city approved an updated Boyle Heights plan that maps new housing, tighter environmental rules and measures meant to keep small businesses in place. Implementation now moves to ordinance and permitting steps.