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Opendoor Home Loans Ends Beta Period, Now Available for Homebuyers

Opendoor Home Loans Ends Beta Period, Now Available for Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Sep 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), a San Francisco-based e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions, announced that its Opendoor Home Loans has exited beta and is now available in markets where it is licensed. The company is originating 30-,...
Arizona Real Estate Agent Fired After Being Duct-Taped Following In-Flight Disruption

Arizona Real Estate Agent Fired After Being Duct-Taped Following In-Flight Disruption

by Phil Hall | Sep 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An Arizona real estate agent was fired from his job after making headlines for being duct-taped and zip-tied to his seat following a disruptive outburst an American Airlines flight. The New York Post reports 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen was dropped from his...
NEXA Lending Promotes Geri Farr to CEO

NEXA Lending Promotes Geri Farr to CEO

by Phil Hall | Sep 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

NEXA Lending announced the promotion of Geri Farr to CEO. She succeeds founder Mike Kortas, who will transition into the role of executive partner, which the Phoenix-headquartered company said was its “highest earned level of leadership.” “I have never cared about...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4

by Phil Hall | Sep 4, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Newly piqued interest in 3D-printed homes, a royal residence available for lease, and a group of Pennsylvania nuns building their own monastery. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Hit: A Few...
2 California Real Estate Investment Executives Charged with Running a Ponzi Scheme

2 California Real Estate Investment Executives Charged with Running a Ponzi Scheme

by Phil Hall | Sep 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Two executives from a now-shuttered California-based real estate investment and finance group have been charged with operating a $103 million Ponzi-style fraud scheme. Mark Hanf was the founder and CEO of Pacific Private Money and Nam Phan was the company’s chief...
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