Judge Orders MRED to Restore Zillow Listings

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge has ordered the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) to restore Zillow’s (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) access to its multiple listing service while also ordering Zillow to display nine Chicago-area listings from Compass (NYSE: COMP) that it blocked under its policy...

Wisconsin Home Sales Up Amid Tight Inventory

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Wisconsin experience 5,573 home sales in April, a 7.4% year-over-year increase, while median prices increased to $340,000, up 6.3% over the same period. According to data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), year-to-date sales were up 4.1% relative to the...

Mortgage Delinquency Rate Held Steady in April

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national mortgage delinquency rate in April was 3.35%, mostly unchanged from March but up 4.17% from one year earlier, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). Serious delinquencies declined seasonally in April for the second month in a...

Report: Canadian Real Estate Professionals Deal with Risk-Averse Clients, Onerous Compliance Burdens

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Canadian real estate professionals are being challenged by a shaky economy and onerous compliance requirements, according to the newly published Ownright Operators Report. In a nationwide poll (excluding Quebec) of more than 1,000 real estate professionals, 67% of...

NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils ‘Block by Block’ Housing Plan

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his highly anticipated housing plan, which addressed plans to expand both affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities. The 112-page plan, titled “Block by Block,” proposes the creation of 200,000 new affordable...