Trump’s Childhood Home Under Contract for a $2 Million Sale

by Phil Hall | Jul 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Donald Trump’s childhood home in Queens, New York, is under contract for a $1.99 million sale. Mansion Global reports real estate developer Tommy Lin acquired the property in March 2025 for $835,000 and extensively renovated the rundown property, which had...

Nationwide Protests Against Data Centers Planned for Saturday

by Phil Hall | Jul 15, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Nationwide protests are being planned for Saturday to demonstrate against the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The Hill reports the organization Humans First is calling on protesters to “protect our hometowns, our wallets, and our way of...

Report: Minimum Wage Earners Unable to Afford 1-Bedroom Apartment Rent in Nation’s Major Metros

by Phil Hall | Jul 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

None of the nation’s 50 major metro areas are affordable for minimum wage earners seeking to rent a one-bedroom apartment. A new report by Best Interest Financial and Clever Real Estate measured affordability with the metric that a household should spend no more than...

102-Year-Old Church in Downtown St. Petersburg Listed for Sale

by Phil Hall | Jul 15, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A historic church property in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, is now up for sale after more than a century at its location. St. Pete Rising reports the congregation of 102-year-old Trinity Lutheran Church voted to approve the property’s sale. The congregation...

Report: National Housing Deficit Level Holds Steady at 4.7 Million Units

by Phil Hall | Jul 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national housing deficit remained at 4.7 million units in 2024, rising by just 43,000 homes, according to a new Zillow report based on US Census Bureau data. Zillow attributed the steady deficit level to a homebuilding boom that increased the total number of...