John McNeill Joins MAXEX as CFO

by Phil Hall | Jun 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

MAXEX, a digital exchange for trading residential mortgage loans through a single centralized clearinghouse, has hired John McNeill as chief financial officer (CFO), based in the company’s Atlanta headquarters. In his new job, McNeill will lead the company’s financial...

M&A News Reconfigures Mortgage Banking Industry

by Phil Hall | Jun 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The mortgage banking industry has been reconfigured with merger and acquisition news involving two pairs of prominent originators. American Pacific Mortgage (APM) and Synergy One Lending announced a merger that the companies said would expand their national presence...

Home Equity Withdrawals Reached Highest Q1 Level in 5 Years

by Phil Hall | Jun 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Homeowners tapped equity during the first three months of the year at the highest first-quarter levels since 2021, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE). The increase was primarily attributed to second-lien lending (54% of equity...

SolaREIT Donates 5-Acre Parcel for New San Diego-Area Fire Station

by Phil Hall | Jun 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Vienna, Virginia-headquartered SolaREIT, a renewable energy real estate company focused on delivering financing solutions for solar and battery energy storage developers, has donated a 5-acre land parcel to the County of San Diego for the construction of Jacumba Fire...

Lennar Announces Two Executive Promotions

by Phil Hall | Jun 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Miami-headquartered Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN, LEN.B) announced the promotions of Jim Parker to chief operating officer and David Grove to executive vice president of homebuilding. Parker and Grove most recently served as area presidents, leading Lennar’s East...