Chase Opens New Pacific Palisades Branch to Replace Wildfire-Destroyed Location

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Chase, the US consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), has opened its new branch in Pacific Palisades, California, nearly a year after the 2025 wildfires destroyed the previous location. According to the company, the...

Zip Your Flyer Unveils MagicTOURS Listing Video Product

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Zip Your Flyer, a provider of agent-to-agent real estate email flyers, has debuted MagicTOURS, a listing video product designed to turn ordinary MLS photos into dynamic videos. According to the Edmonds, Washington-based company, the videos come complete with realistic...

Hoover’s Hatchery Unveils State-of-the-Art Chicken Coop for Your Fine-Feathered Tenants

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Let it never be said that we are not cognizant for the real estate needs of poultry and the humans who love them (either as pets or as dinner). Hoover’s Hatchery, the Rudd, Iowa-based provider of backyard poultry, has unveiled its’ first consumer product: a...

Home Flipping Activity at 5-Year Low

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A total of 297,045 single-family homes and condos were flipped nationwide in 2025. According to a data report from ATTOM, that was down by 3.9% from 2024’s total of 309,050, and it also marked the fewest home flips recorded in a year since 2020. Investors were...

Palantir Teams with Moder on AI-Powered Mortgage Operations Platform

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The artificial intelligence solutions provider Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) has teamed with Moder, the mortgage industry-focused AI and technology outsourcing company, to create an AI-powered mortgage operations platform. Boca Raton, Florida-headquartered...