Report: Purchasing Rights Awarded to Shuttered San Francisco Centre

by Phil Hall | Mar 5, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The purchase rights to the San Francisco Centre, the once-grand 1.5 million-square-foot mall that was shuttered in January, has been awarded to a partnership of Presidio Bay Ventures and Prado Group. The San Francisco Chronicle, citing input from unnamed “sources with...

Mark Zuckerberg Drops $170 Million on Florida Estate

by Phil Hall | Mar 5, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mark Zuckerberg opened his checkbook and transacted one of Florida’s most expensive home sales with a $170 million purchase of a waterfront estate on Miami’s swanky “Billionaire Bunker” island. The Orlando Weekly reports the Meta CEO’s new Sunshine State residence...

40-Acre Maine Village Listed for Sale at $6 Million

by Phil Hall | Mar 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Now, here’s something you don’t see every day: a village in Maine is listed for sale. WGME reports the village of Tuthill, a 40-acre property within the town of Pittston, is now on the market for $6 million. Nathan Tuttle, the village’s owner, said his father began...

New Indiana Public Safety Law Follows Murder of Realtor

by Phil Hall | Mar 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed a public safety bill created in the wake of the murder of an Evansville realtor. WEHT reports House Bill 1250 requires the state’s Department of Correction to provide seven days advance electronic notification to the county sheriff,...

First Community Credit Union Acquires Houston Office Tower as New HQ

by Phil Hall | Mar 4, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

First Community Credit Union (FCCU) has purchased the former Noble Energy Center Two, a Class A Houston office tower, to become the future home of its new corporate headquarters. The 20-story tower was built in 2015 and encompasses approximately 470,623 rentable...