High-Flood-Risk Counties Lost More Residents Than They Gained in 2025

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Counties that have higher than normal risks of flooding lost 63,357 more residents than they gained in 2025. According to data from Redfin, that number is nearly double the net outflow from 2024 when 34,099 more people in flood-prone counties moved out than in. In...

Trump Cancels Signing of Housing Bill, Demands Passage of Voter ID Bill First

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has abruptly cancelled today’s Capitol Hill signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, stating he would approve the bipartisan legislation until Congress passed the SAVE America Act. The SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship...

New Home Sales Down 7.3% in May

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of new single-family houses during May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 580,000, according to estimates from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 7.3% decline from the April rate of 626,000, and 6.8%...

Chicago Sues Airbnb Over Illegal Short-Term Rentals

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) that alleges the short-term rental home company and one of its hosts improperly listed numerous properties. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Cook County Circuit...

Survey Finds High Anxiety Levels Among Canadians Facing Mortgage Renewals

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

A new survey has found one-third of Canadian mortgage holders expect to renew their home loans within the next 12 months, with two-thirds of those borrowers expressing anxiety about renewing at a higher interest rate. The survey, published by the nonprofit association...