The NRP Group Unveils Orlando-Area Affordable Housing Community

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The NRP Group, a developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing, announced the financial closing and groundbreaking of Alora Lofts, an 88-unit affordable housing community in Kissimmee, Florida, 18 miles south of Orlando. The community is a four-story building...

New Home Sales Up 1.6% in June

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of new single-family houses in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 1.6% rise from the May rate of...

Florida Realtor Groups Announce Merger

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Two Florida real estate trade groups, Miami Realtors + RWorld and Martin County Realtors of the Treasure Coast (MCRTC), have merged into a single association and Multiple Listing Service (MLS). According to the organizations, the merger further strengthens the...

Howard Hanna Enters Northern New England Market via Partnership with Maine Brokerage

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has expanded into the Northern New England market through a new partnership with Portside Real Estate Group, a Maine-based firm with offices across the state and in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Founded in 2012 and led by Dava...

Iowa Home Sales Record Vibrant Upswing

by Phil Hall | Jul 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Iowa recorded 4,212 closed home sales in June, a 13.2% surge from May’s 3,729 closed sales and a 10.9% uptick from the 3,799 sales recorded one year earlier. According to data from Iowa Realtors, pending sales totaled 3,431 in June, an 11% drop from 3,853 in May and a...