Joy Behar Sells Hamptons Home After a $5.3 Million Price Cut

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

Joy Behar has sold her longtime Hamptons home for $5.65 million after nearly two years on the market with an initial listing of $10.95 million. Realtor.com reports the 83-year-old star of “The View” first put the property up for sale in November 2024. Since then, the...

Los Angeles County Sues State Farm Over Handling of Claims by Wildfire Victims

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

Los Angeles County has filed a lawsuit against State Farm that accuses the insurance giant of unfair business practices its handling of claims by policyholders impacted by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires. State Farm is California’s largest private insurer,...

Coalition Seeks to Stop HUD’s New English-Only Complaint Form

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

A coalition of 79 nonprofits representing fair housing, real estate, consumer, civil rights and domestic violence organizations have called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reject the redesigned housing discrimination complaint form issued by the...

Compass and NWMLS Reach Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit

by Phil Hall | Aug 31, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced that it has reached a settlement with the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) that will enable the company to post its private exclusive listings on the NWMLS platform. In April, Compass sued Seattle-based NWMLS, accusing it...

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Bill Pulte in Outer Space

by Phil Hall | Aug 31, 2026 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: I don’t know how you spent your Saturday morning, but I was watching the news on television while enjoying an eggs-and-salami breakfast. (Yes, be grateful that I am the editor of a real estate news site and not a cooking site.) The morning’s news...