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Median Sale Price for Homes Hit Record High in 2025

Median Sale Price for Homes Hit Record High in 2025

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 3.9 million homes were sold during 2025, with a record high national median sale price of $360,000. According to data from ATTOM, last year’s median sale price was up 2.6% year-over-year and 39% higher than 2020. But while prices reached a new peak in 2025,...
Owners of Marilyn Monroe’s Last Home Sue LA to Overturn Historic Designation

Owners of Marilyn Monroe’s Last Home Sue LA to Overturn Historic Designation

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The owners of the Los Angeles house owned by Marilyn Monroe when she died 1962 have filed a lawsuit against the city for belatedly designating it a historic-cultural monument, thus preventing them from demolishing the property. Courthouse News reports Brinah Milstein...
Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

Financial Services Trade Groups Lobby White House to Lower Mortgage Costs

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A trio of financial services industry trade groups – the Mortgage Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions and the Independent Community Bankers of America – are lobbying the Trump administration to consider three actions that they claim could lower borrowing...
Arrive Home Launches Down Payment Assistance Program for Manufactured Home Purchasing

Arrive Home Launches Down Payment Assistance Program for Manufactured Home Purchasing

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Salt Lake City-headquartered affordable housing program Arrive Home has launched New Foundations DPA, a down payment assistance program designed to accommodate borrowers purchasing manufactured homes. New Foundations DPA provides 3.5% down payment assistance on...
MegPrime and Megatel Homes Debut Digital Rewards Program for Buyers and Brokers

MegPrime and Megatel Homes Debut Digital Rewards Program for Buyers and Brokers

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

MegPrime, a financial technology platform, has partnered with the developer and builder Megatel Homes on a digital rewards program designed to help lower housing costs. According to the companies, the program will enable homebuyers who purchase a Megatel Home property...
New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City

New Study Names Salt Lake City as the Most Neighborly US City

by Phil Hall | Jan 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Utah’s capital of Salt Lake City was named the Most Neighborly City in the US in a new report published by Redfin. A “neighborly city” is defined in this study based on the rates of citizens who report community involvement, volunteering and helping neighbors;...
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