HomeServe Creates Customer Referral Program

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

Norwalk, Connecticut-headquartered HomeServe, a provider of home repair solutions, has launched its first customer referral program. According to the company, both the existing HomeServe customers who make the referrals and individual who enrolls in a HomeServe plan...

Ownify Debuts Home Fund in Colorado

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Ownify, the San Francisco-based fractional homeownership platform, has launched a new fund in Colorado that will co-invest in single-family starter homes alongside qualified first-time homebuyers. The Ownify Home Fund Colorado will allow qualified first-time buyers to...

ICE Blamed for Austin Multifamily Property Going to Special Servicing

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on illegal immigrant activity is being blamed for an Austin multifamily property moving to special servicing after nearly three-quarters of residents abruptly moved out. According to a Multifamily Dive report...

Chicago Mayor Renews Effort to Keep the Bears from Relocating

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

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is making a new effort to stop the Chicago Bears from moving out of his city by calling out a proposed property tax break that would enable to the team to build a new domed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. The Chicago Sun-Times...

Mortgage Application Activity Down While Home Prices Continue to Rise

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending May 1, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 4.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...