Real Estate’s Next Battle Isn’t Over Listings. It’s Over the Customer

by John G. Stevens | Sep 1, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Rocket Companies announced a new CEO for Redfin on Monday morning. Normally, I would consider that an executive personnel story and move on. This one caught my attention because of who Rocket hired and, more importantly, what Rocket said it wants him to do. Alessio...

Survey: Nearly Half of Americans Would Consider Buying a 3D-Printed Home

by Phil Hall | Sep 1, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

3D-printed homes may not be commonplace, but nearly half of Americans are open to buying this type of residence. A new survey from LendingTree found 49% of respondents said they would consider purchasing a 3D-printed home if it met their price and location needs. More...

Cole West Begins Home Sales at New Utah Community

by Phil Hall | Sep 1, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The real estate development firm Cole West has begun new home sales at Vera, a residential community in Santa Clara, Utah. According to the company, the community is located 10 minutes west of the city of St. George and will feature 80 homes, including 10...

Scion Group Acquires 4 Student Housing Communities

by Phil Hall | Sep 1, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Scion Group, a Chicago-based owner and operator of student housing communities, has partnered with funds managed by Ares Real Estate to acquire four communities totaling 2,316 beds. The transaction, which is valued at over $400 million transaction, adds...

Jamie Cavanaugh Named CEO of the Broker Action Coalition

by Phil Hall | Sep 1, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Broker Action Coalition (BAC) announced the appointment of Jamie Cavanaugh as CEO. Cavanaugh currently serves as CEO of reAlpha Mortgage and will continue in that role while leading the BAC, which promotes itself as an “advocacy channel uniting mortgage brokers...