Cavan Companies Plans Third Build-to-Rent Community in Omaha Metro Area

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The real estate developer Cavan Companies announced that it has closed on land for The Bungalows at Prairie Hills, a planned 154-home single-story Build-to-Rent (BTR) community in Papillion, Nebraska. The project will be the company’s third development in the...

R-Zero’s Expands Availability of Commercial Real Estate Energy Savings Tool Prospector AI

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

R-Zero, a San Francisco-headquartered smart building platform focused on reducing energy use and operational costs, announced the nationwide expansion of Prospector AI, its proprietary data analytics software that identifies immediate energy savings for commercial...

Mortgage Credit Availability Improved in February

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Access to mortgage credit increased in February, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MCAI rose by 1.1% to 107.1 in February. A decline in the MCAI indicates that lending standards are...

Existing Home Sales Up by 1.7% in February

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Existing home sales increased by 1.7% month-over-month in February, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a year-over-year basis, sales were up by 1.4%. Month-over-month sales...

Toll Brothers Opens New Luxury Community in Pennsylvania

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL) announced the grand opening of Linden Ridge, a boutique community of 26 single-family homes in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Linden Ridge offers two-story home designs ranging from approximately 2,776 to over 3,700...