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Jeffrey Weidell Named 2027 Vice Chairman for the Mortgage Bankers Association

Jeffrey Weidell Named 2027 Vice Chairman for the Mortgage Bankers Association

by Phil Hall | Jun 11, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Jeffrey Weidell, CEO of Northmarq, has been nominated to serve as vice chairman for the 2027 membership year. Weidell will be installed at MBA’s 113th Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago this October. Per MBA’s...
Trump Nominates Brian Johnson to Be CFPB Director

Trump Nominates Brian Johnson to Be CFPB Director

by Phil Hall | Jun 11, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has nominated Brian Johnson to become the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Johnson served as deputy director of the CFPB from 2018 to 2020 during the first Trump term. During that time, he served as the CFPB representative...
Median Sold Price in Mid-Atlantic Region Hits Record High

Median Sold Price in Mid-Atlantic Region Hits Record High

by Phil Hall | Jun 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median sold price for the Mid-Atlantic region encompassed by Bright MLS reached $450,000 in May, a 3.4% year-over-year increase and the highest level on record. There were 24,153 new contracts on homes in May, a 4.5% increase from one year ago, although closed...
Feds Sell Trump’s Former DC Hotel for $80 Million

Feds Sell Trump’s Former DC Hotel for $80 Million

by Phil Hall | Jun 10, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The federal government sold has sold the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC, which was originally the Post Office Building, for $80 million. The Wall Street Journal, sourcing its’ coverage from unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” report the sale involves...
Alec Baldwin Tries Another Price Cut to Sell His Hamptons Estate

Alec Baldwin Tries Another Price Cut to Sell His Hamptons Estate

by Phil Hall | Jun 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Alec Baldwin is back in the real estate news headlines, this time with another price cut on his 8.28-acre Hamptons mansion that no one seems interested in buying. The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom residence in Amagansett, New York was first listed for $29 million in 2022...
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