California State Parks Sues Alarm Company Over Bidwell Mansion Fire

by Phil Hall | Mar 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

California State Parks has filed a civil lawsuit in against the alarm company Advantage Total Protection (ATP) regarding the arson fire at Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park on Dec. 11, 2024. According to the department, ATP failed to conduct a proper inspection and...

Report: FHFA’s Bill Pulte Receives Security Detail from Dept. of Health and Human Services

by Phil Hall | Mar 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has requested a security detail after reportedly receiving death threats following his criminal referral claiming New York Attorney General Letitia James committed mortgage fraud. However, the...

Dream Finders Homes Named Official Home Builder of the Tampa Bay Rays

by Phil Hall | Mar 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Dream Finders Homes (NYSE: DFH) has signed a new multi-year partnership to serve as the Official Home Builder of the Tampa Bay Rays. According to the Jacksonville, Florida-based company, the partnership will feature marketing opportunities throughout the season...

Federal Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoenas of Fed Chairman Powell

by Phil Hall | Mar 13, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge has blocked a pair of Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve as part of its investigation into whether Chairman Jerome Powell committed perjury in his testimony before the US Senate last summer regarding the renovations at...

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 9-13

by Phil Hall | Mar 13, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The negative impact of a neighbor’s yard on a home sale, a Seattle billionaire abruptly moves to Florida, and a department store executive vows to keep his locations open. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March...