Ken Griffin Expands Miami Office Property Following Mamdani’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Video

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

Hedge fund executive Ken Griffin is expanding the office space for the Miami headquarters of his Citadel LLC operations after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shot an online video outside of Griffin’s Manhattan residence highlighting a proposed “tax the rich”...

ECI Group Partners with ApexOne on $500 Million Multifamily Fund

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

The real estate firm ECI Group has teamed with ApexOne Investment Partners in a joint venture to form ApexOne-ECI Multifamily Fund VI LP, which will focus on the acquisition, redevelopment and managing of multifamily assets across the Sunbelt, Midwest, and Mountain...

Missouri Lawmakers Consider Resolution to Drop Property Taxes for Disabled Veterans

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

Missouri lawmakers are considering a resolution that would eliminate property taxes for veterans who are 100% disabled. KMOV reports the Missouri House passed House Joint Resolution 115, which would create a ballot referendum that would let voters decide in November...

Zillow Preview Listings to Be Available on Realtor.com

by Phil Hall | May 5, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) announced that its Zillow Preview listings will be available as Realtor.com Preview listings on Realtor.com beginning this summer. The collaboration does not require a special login by users or either platform, and no brokerage...

New Home Sales Surged 7.4% in March

by Phil Hall | May 5, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of new single-family houses in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 682,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The activity for March was 7.4% above the February rate of...