Multiple Indictments Brought Against 5-Person Identity Theft and Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Five defendants were indicted by a New York City grand jury and variously charged with mortgage fraud, identity theft, forgery and other crimes for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain a “cash-out” mortgage on home in the Flushing section of Queens that they...

Vacant Philadelphia Church to Become 44-Unit Affordable Housing Project

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The 481 CEI-Boulos Impact Fund, a partnership between TD Bank US and CEI-Boulos Capital Management, announced the closing a majority equity investment in the N. 33rd Street Redevelopment Project, which will convert the long-vacant Cornerstone Baptist Church property...

City Ventures to Host Grand Opening for New Solar-Powered Bay Area Townhome Community

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

City Ventures, the California-focused builder of solar-powered, ecologically efficient homes, will host the official grand opening of Parkview in Livermore on July 11 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. According to the company, each townhome in the community is equipped with a...

Leadership Shifts at Clarke Inc.

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Clarke Inc. (TSX: CKI), the Halifax-headquartered real estate company focused on the commercial, residential and hospitality sectors, announced senior executive leadership changes for the company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ravelin Properties REIT and Holloway...

The $120,000 Wake-Up Call: What Harvard’s New Housing Report Means for Your Business This Week

by John G. Stevens | Jul 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Harvard just put a number on what buyers have been feeling for years. $120,000. That’s the household income now required to afford the monthly payment on a median-priced home in America, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ State of...