Lennar Expands Presence into the Des Moines Market

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) is quietly entering Iowa’s Des Moines-area housing market. According to a Business Record report, the Miami-headquartered homebuilder created a Lennar Iowa Facebook page that heralded the upcoming arrival of “move-in ready homes” at prices...

Report: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seek $1 Billion in Public Funds for Stadium Renovations

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

While the Tampa Bay Rays attempt to secure $1 billion in public funding to build a new stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have making inquiries for $1 billion in public funding to renovate their home field Raymond James Stadium. The Tampa Bay Times, sourcing its...

California Vacation Rental Property Will Accept Anthropic Stock Instead of Cash

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A vacation rental property in California’s Sonoma County Wine Country is making an unusual rental fee offer. In lieu of the $2.5 million list price, the property owner will accept $2 million in stock from the artificial intelligence provider Anthropic. The property at...

Corcoran Group Announces First Long Island Affiliate

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Corcoran Group LLC has announced its first franchise affiliate on Long Island with the launch of Corcoran SRG Residential, a brokerage based in Syosset, New York. The brokerage was founded in 2023 by co-owners David Cohen, Jared Sarney, and Sam Horowitz. It serves...

Report: 29% of Homebuyers Made All-Cash Purchases

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly three in 10 homebuyers (28.8%) in March eschewed mortgage financing to pay for residential properties with all-cash transactions. According to a data report from Redfin, that share was down from 29.8% one year before and tied with 2021 for the lowest March...