National Monthly Apartment Rent Growth Took a Slight Decline in August

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Apartment rents remained mostly flat during August, with the national average dipping by a scant -0.03% to $1,751 from July’s upwardly revised level of $1,752. According to data from Apartments.com, an online marketplace of CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), this...

American Healthcare REIT Hires Aric Chang as CFO

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

American Healthcare REIT Inc. (NYSE: AHR) has hired Aric Chang to become its next chief financial officer (CFO), effective Oct. 1. Chang succeeds Brian Peay, who is retiring on Sept. 30 after 10 years as CFO. Chang joins the Irvine, California-based real estate...

First Latitude Margaritaville Community in Texas is Announced

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Minto Communities USA and Margaritaville Holdings announced the expansion of the Latitude Margaritaville active adult community concept into Texas. The new 1,318-acre community will be based in Texas City along Galveston Bay and will feature approximately 3,500...

$43 Million Martha’s Vineyard Property Sale Sets Record for Massachusetts

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The $43 million sale of a 31.5-acre waterfront estate on Martha’s Vineyard has set a new record for the most expensive property sale in Massachusetts. The Wall Street Journal reports the sale came at a discount – Boston-based tech entrepreneur and investor Michael...

Mortgage Nerds Joins the NEXA Lending Platform

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

NEXA Lending today announced that Mortgage Nerds, an Appleton, Wisconsin-based brokerage, is joining the NEXA platform. Mortgage Nerds’ founders and co-owners by Mike Cox and Brian Hofmann have gained prominence for educating veterans across the country on the...