Brookfield Asset Management Completes $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Peakstone Realty Trust

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, WRE News Exclusive

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) announced the completion of its $1.2 billion all-cash acquisition of Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE: PKST). El Segundo, California-based Peakstone offers a portfolio of more than 70 industrial assets, including...

New Index Tracks Immigrant Absorption Impact on Canadian Housing and Economy

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Immigration News Canada has launched the Canada Permanent Resident Absorption Index, an online benchmark model designed to estimate how many permanent residents can be absorbed under current economic and demographic conditions across Canada and within each province...

Cory Perkins Named President of Integrated Services at Compass

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Compass International Holdings (NYSE: COMP) has named Cory Perkins as president of integrated services. Perkins’ appointment follows the planned year-end retirement of Don Casey, who led integrated services at Anywhere prior to the company’s merger with Compass. Casey...

Real Estate Investor Sentiment at 3-Year Low

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate investor sentiment declined during the first quarter to the lowest recorded score in 11-quarter history of the RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index. The 14-point drop to an index score of 87 was also the first time that all four elements...

FHFA’s Pulte Predicts Fed Gov. Lisa Cook Will be Indicted for Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is predicting that Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will be indicted for mortgage fraud. Pulte passed criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging Cook committed mortgage fraud. President Trump tried...