Home Sales Profits Down During Q1

by Phil Hall | Apr 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Homeowners made a 44.1% profit on typical single-family home and condo sales during the first quarter of this year, according to data from ATTOM. That was down from 47.2% in the previous quarter and from 50.2% the first quarter of 2025. The profit margin percentage is...

Kansas City Royals Announce Plans for New Stadium

by Phil Hall | Apr 23, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Kansas City Royals announced plans to create a new stadium within the redevelopment of Crown Center, located south of downtown Kansas City. According to combined media reports, the $3 billion project will encompass an 85-acre site, with a new $1.9 billion stadium...

US Attorney Pirro Vows to Push Ahead with Federal Reserve Probe

by Phil Hall | Apr 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro had declared her office will not drop its investigation into cost overruns at the Federal Reserve headquarters, even if it derails President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as the central bank’s chairman. Sen. Thom...

HUD and FHFA Update Credit Scoring Models

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have announced the first major update to their respective credit scoring models in decades. HUD is now enabling the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to use of...

New Study Finds Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The number crunchers at WalletHub are back with a new data report: “States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Housing.” Studying the costs of rent, mortgage and home energy across the 50 states and then comparing the data with each state’s median household...