The Best and Worst Cities for First-Time Homebuyers Are…

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Florida and Arizona dominated the higher rankings of WalletHub’s latest data report “Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2026,” while California cities occupied most of the list’s lower ranking levels. For this report, WalletHub number-crunched data...

NY Gov. Hochul to Sign 1-Year Moratorium on Data Center Construction

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York is set to become the first state to enact a ban the construction of large data centers. Gov. Kathy Hochul is scheduled to sign an executive order prohibiting the creation of data centers with the capacity of at least 50 megawatts for up to a year. This...

Indiana Home Sales and Listings Surged During First Half of the Year

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 38,971 closed home sales were recorded in Indiana during the first half of this year, a 2.5% year-over-year spike, while the 44,676 new pending sales marked a 3% upswing from the same period one year earlier. According to the Indiana Association of Realtors...

Thomas Jefferson’s Boyhood Home Listed at $17 Million

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A historic Virginia property where Thomas Jefferson spent seven years of his childhood has been listed for sale at $17 million. Historic Tuckahoe is a 560-acre estate spanning three parcels that straddle the Goochland-Henrico county lines beside the James River....

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Portfolio Reached $2.97 Trillion in June

by Phil Hall | Jul 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Ginnie Mae announced that it issued $53.9 billion in total mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in June, resulting in net portfolio growth of $20.6 billion. Last month’s activity expands its MBS portfolio outstanding to $2.97 trillion. Last month’s activity included $52.4...