Keller Williams Acquires Michael Lewis Marketing Suite

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Austin-headquartered Keller Williams Realty LLC (KW) has acquired Michael Lewis Marketing Suite (MLMS), a marketing services company supporting KW-affiliated real estate agents and brokerages. Since 2013, MLMS has supported more than 130,000 KW-affiliated agents and...

National Average Apartment Rent for April at $1,730

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national average apartment rent in April was $1,730, a 0.2% increase from March’s upwardly revised level of $1,727. According to data from Apartsment.com, a subsidiary of CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), April was the fifth consecutive month of positive rent...

Japan Demands New Controls on Crypto-Financed Real Estate Deals

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Japanese government has sent a formal request to the nation’s leading real estate and crypto associations demanding tighter checks on real estate transactions that use cryptocurrency payments. Coin Edition reports four Japanese government agencies – the Financial...

Senate Banking Committee Approves Kevin Warsh’s Nomination for Federal Reserve Chairman

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh’s nomination was in doubt when Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, pledged to...

Mortgage Application Activity Dips by 1.6%

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity declined during the week ending April 24, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...