---
title: "What's Trending in Real Estate, April 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8ad072b3-bf39-4cf1-a3e7-9f860fac9769
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/whats_trending_in_real_estate_april_2024.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
published: 2024-04-22T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T19:53:55.412Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8500_plate.jpg
---

# What's Trending in Real Estate, April 2024

**TL;DR:** Hilton acquires Graduate Hotels for $210 million, and Dollar General and Family Dollar compete through real estate choices.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-04-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/whats_trending_in_real_estate_april_2024.html).*

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/whats_trending_in_real_estate_april_2024.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8ad072b3-bf39-4cf1-a3e7-9f860fac9769).