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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by jfoster on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:05AM (#40414547)
It's a bit surprising that Aldi (and other supermarket chains) generally don't invest in residential real estate.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by dudinax on Monday May 20, 2024 @10:47AM (#40416120)
That really would be insider trading.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by jfoster on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:37AM (#40424557)
Does insider trading apply to real estate in the same way that it does to securities?

It doesn't seem so different to any mixed-use project where a developer might construct a tower that is partly residential, partly commercial. Pretty sure a lot of large companies purchase residential around any major new HQ they intend to open, too.

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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by ajsnigrutin on Monday May 20, 2024 @10:54AM (#40416216)
Who knows, maybe they do :)
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by mschuster91 on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:33AM (#40416663)
Over half of Aldi's locations actually belong to them [1]. Keeps them safe from the usual landlord racket.

[1] https://www.lebensmittelzeitung.net/handel/nachrichten/immob...

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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by ajsnigrutin on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @06:54AM (#40439499)
I think op meant more in a way, where Aldi would buy apartments near their new store, since having an aldi nearby raises realestate prices (in some specific cases of course).
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