by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
The Canadian real estate developer and contractor Brigil has previewed its Espace Canevas community project, a planned $1.3 billion urban hub in Gatineau, Quebec. Espace Canevas will be based at the site of the former Village Cartier shopping center. The project will...
by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In case you haven’t heard, voters in yesterday’s Democratic Party primary in New York City have overwhelmingly selected a self-described Democratic Socialist to become their next mayor. With roughly 90% of the ballots being counted, Zohran Mamdani...
by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the relocation of its headquarters out of Washington, DC, to Alexandria, Virginia, into the headquarters of the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has not been assigned a new location. HUD...
by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has opened the door to enable the use of cryptocurrency in the mortgage market. Posting on his X account, Pulte announced, “After significant studying, and in keeping with President Trump’s vision to make the...
by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive
A joint venture seeking to bring casino gambling into the heart of New York City has partnered with an unlikely figure – civil rights activist and TV personality Rev. Al Sharpton – on a new effort to encourage low-income households to invest in this endeavor. Caesars...
by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive
Sales of new single-family houses in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 13.7% slide from the April rate of 722,000 and is...