FEATURED REAL ESTATE NEWS
Weekly Real Estate News provides the top stories for national real estate news. Get the scoop on latest trends, find useful advice and tips for real estate agents and clients, and subscribe for free to receive weekly email updates in your inbox.
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Where’s the Beef in Trump’s Housing Affordability Plans?
Is the Trump administration seriously addressing the lack of housing affordability? Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Where’s the Beef in Trump’s Housing Affordability Plans?
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Where’s the Beef in Trump’s Housing Affordability Plans?
Is the Trump administration seriously addressing the lack of housing affordability? Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Where’s the Beef in Trump’s Housing Affordability Plans?
Boston Lawmaker Proposes Property Tax Restructuring for Large Apartment Buildings
A Boston city councilor is proposing a structural change for how the city taxes multifamily properties. MassLive.com reports Councilor Brian Worrell, a Democrat, has filed a proposal that reclassifies large apartment buildings as commercial real estate. His proposal...
New Data Reports Find Easing in Home Prices
Two new data reports pointed to a modest acceleration in home prices. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index recorded a 1.5% annual increase in August while the 10-City and 20-City Composites reported year-over-year increases of 2.1% and...
Maine Home Sales Rise as Prices Ease
A total of 1,582 single-family existing homes were sold during September in Maine, a 5.12% increase from the 1,505 transactions that occurred one year earlier. According to data from the Maine Association of Realtors, the median sales price during September was...
NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 6-10
An update on the cause of the Palisades Fire, Hunter Biden’s bizarre Romanian real estate deal, and a once-prominent pharmacy chain comes to an end. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 6-10
Mid-Atlantic Home Sales Up 6.2% Year-Over-Year
The median sold price in the Bright MLS Mid-Atlantic region was $419,900 Continue Reading Mid-Atlantic Home Sales Up 6.2% Year-Over-Year
Study: 20% of California Residents Worried About Covering Housing Costs
The survey found 15.6% of adults taking on an additional job or more work at their current job to cover their housing costs. Continue Reading Study: 20% of California Residents Worried About Covering Housing Costs
Q3 Foreclosure Filings Up 17% Year-Over-Year
One in every 1,402 housing units had a foreclosure filing in the third quarter. Continue Reading Q3 Foreclosure Filings Up 17% Year-Over-Year
Popular Articles
WEEKLY REAL ESTATE NEWS EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Find insights, information, tools, perspectives, and trends written by experts and published exclusively on WRE News.
Report: Large Banks Originating More ARMs
“Future reset risk is mitigated by large banks’ continued focus on lending to borrowers with high credit scores and low leverage,” the report said. Continue Reading Report: Large Banks Originating More ARMs
Mortgage Rates Record New Uptick
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.72% as of July 10. Continue Reading Mortgage Rates Record New Uptick
Survey: Nearly Half of Americans Want to Ban Short-Term Rentals from Residential Areas
About one in six (16%) respondents said Airbnb hosts deserve to have their property damaged. Continue Reading Survey: Nearly Half of Americans Want to Ban Short-Term Rentals from Residential Areas
Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Have Lived in a Storage Unit
The survey also found that 84% of Americans would consider sleeping in a storage unit if they became homeless. Continue Reading Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Have Lived in a Storage Unit
FHLBank San Francisco Awards Nearly $50 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants
“We continue to make meaningful investments to address the affordable housing crisis across Arizona, California, and Nevada,” said Joseph E. Amato, interim president and CEO of FHLBank San Francisco. Continue Reading FHLBank San Francisco Awards Nearly $50 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants
BMO Unveils Spanish-Language Mortgage Application
The application is available both digitally and in a paper format available at branches. Continue Reading BMO Unveils Spanish-Language Mortgage Application
Realtor.ca Canada Launches CEO Recruitment Process
Realtor.ca Canada is the nation’s largest multiple listings service platform. Continue Reading Realtor.ca Canada Launches CEO Recruitment Process
Citigroup to Create $16.1 Million Office Facility in Charlotte
The average salary for these new jobs will be $131,832. Continue Reading Citigroup to Create $16.1 Million Office Facility in Charlotte
Compass Acquires Colorado’s PorchLight Real Estate Group
Founded in 2005 by Amy Bayer and Carol Bayer, PorchLight serves the Denver and Boulder markets. Continue Reading Compass Acquires Colorado’s PorchLight Real Estate Group
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Public Funding for Cleveland Browns’ New Stadium
“Look, it wasn’t my choice of where to take the money,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. Continue Reading Lawsuit Filed to Stop Public Funding for Cleveland Browns’ New Stadium
ABOUT WEEKLY REAL ESTATE NEWS
Weekly Real Estate News covers the U.S. real estate and home finance industries and is written for industry professionals. It includes weekly news, trends, analysis and profiles of industry leaders. The publication reaches 1.25 million real estate professionals and offers an unbiased look at the industry’s most important issues. The publication offers subscribers frequent email newsletters and breaking news stories as well as access to the industry’s most experienced thought leaders.
Subscribe to receive updates to your email inbox and follow WRE News on social media today!
