Former Florida Real Estate Agent Sentenced on Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges

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

A former Florida real estate agent was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms, making a materially false statement to a licensed firearms dealer, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including 500 grams or more of...

Calgary Realtors Working with Police to Locate Missing Autistic Child

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

Calgary realtors are helping with local police to help locate an 11-year-old autistic boy who has been missing for eight days. Global News reports the realtors are working with investigators to ensure that all of their empty properties are being searched on a regular...

Former Arizona Shopping Center Site to Become Affordable Housing Complex

by Phil Hall | Jul 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The City of Tempe, Arizona, has begun demolition on a shuttered shopping center that will become the site of an affordable housing complex. 12news.com reports that after the former Tempe Food City shopping center was closed in 2021, city officials saw an opportunity...

Turnbridge Equities Begins Leasing at New Raleigh-Area BTR Community

by Phil Hall | Jul 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The real estate investment and development firm Turnbridge Equities has begun leasing at Mailman Post, a new build-to-rent (BTR) community of 141 townhomes and detached single-family homes in the Raleigh suburb of Knightdale, North Carolina. The community offers two-,...

Illinois Home Sales Up in June While Chicago Home Sales Decline

by Phil Hall | Jul 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Illinois recorded 14,374 home sales in June, a 2.4% jump from the 14,032 sold one year earlier. According to data from Illinois Realtors, the 20,520 homes available for sale statewide last month were 7.4% fewer than the 22,169 homes available in June 2025. The monthly...