Pairgap Releases Structured Agreement Tool for Property Co-Ownership Purchases

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Pairgap, a real estate co-buying platform designed for people who purchase property together, has unveiled its Real Estate Prenup Builder, a structured agreement tool designed to provide a legal framework to define co-ownership expectations before purchases are...

FHFA’s Pulte Named Acting Director of National Intelligence

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has named Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to replace Tulsi Gabbard as acting director of national intelligence. Last month Gabbard announced she was stepping down from her job on June 30 to care for her husband,...

REIT Executive Indicted for Misrepresenting Income on Mortgage Application

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Brandon “Dutch” Mendenhall, the co-founder of RAD Diversified REIT, has been indicted on one count of mail fraud for allegedly submitting false information during the purchase of his $1.6 million house. According to the indictment announced by the US...

Report: Typical Homebuyer’s Down Payment at $64,000

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The typical homebuyer’s down payment in March was $64,000 in March, a 1.5% year-over-year decline. According to a new data report from Redfin, the typical homebuyer puts down 15% of a home’s purchase price, compared to 16.1% in March 2025. Redfin analyzed county...

CMBS Delinquency Rate Up by One Basis Point

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) inched up by one basis point to 7.55% in May, according to new data from Trepp Inc. One year ago, the CMBS delinquency rate was 7.08%. Five large loans accounted for $1.86 billion of the $4.04...