Century Communities Debuts Gated Community Outside of Atlanta

by Phil Hall | Apr 28, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Century Communities Inc. (NYSE: CCS) has unveiled Windsong Estates, a new community of single-family homes in McDonough, Georgia. Located 40 miles from Atlanta, Windsong Estates is a gated community with 95 homesites that can accommodate single-family homes on...

I Sat in a Room and Watched Someone Describe America’s Mortgage Application — and We’d Be Denied

by John G. Stevens | Apr 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

I was sitting in a meeting recently listening to a market update from one of the sharpest financial minds I know — Aaron VanTrojen, a CEO with his finger on the pulse of the mortgage industry. He dropped a number that stopped the room. America’s debt-to-GDP...

76 Representatives Call on House Leadership to Drop Build-to-Rent Provision from Senate Housing Bill

by Phil Hall | Apr 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A coalition of 76 members of the House of Representatives have called on their leadership to drop a providing from the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that would force corporate entities to sell their single-family build-to-rent (BTR) housing properties...

Mayor Mamdani Launches New Office to Fight Deed Theft in NYC

by Phil Hall | Apr 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new office focused on fighting deed theft. Mamdani pledged to establish the new office during his 2025 election campaign. The Gothamist reports the new Office of Deed Theft Prevention was created two days after...

San Francisco’s Historic Ghirardelli Square is Sold

by Phil Hall | Apr 27, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The investment firm Embrace Real Estate and its affiliate 1823 Partners, an independent asset management firm, announced their acquisition of Ghirardelli Square, the historic waterfront landmark in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf district. Ghirardelli Square...