Illinois Makes Renewed Effort to Keep the Chicago Bears from Going to Indiana

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

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is making a renewed push to accommodate the Chicago Bears after Indiana lawmakers have made repeated overtures to bring the team into their state. WIBC reports Pritzker and Illinois legislative leaders have agreed to a public funding package...

Property Records Platform Dono Raises $6.5 Million in Seed Round

by Phil Hall | Feb 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Dono, a property records platform that digitizes paper-based county records, announced it raised a $6.5 million seed round, resulting in $10.2 million of total funding. The new funding round was led by Link Ventures with participation from lool VC and Alumni Ventures....

New Presidents Named at Fathom Realty, Compass

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

Two major brokerages have announced new corporate leadership. Fathom Realty, a subsidiary of Fathom Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: FTHM), announced the appointment of Lori Muller as president. She succeeds Samantha Giuggio, who will be stepping down from her roles as...

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Connecticut’s Noblesse Oblige Approach to Unaffordable Housing

by Phil Hall | Feb 10, 2026 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: I live in Connecticut, and I freely admit that I am envious of people who live in other states where the elected officials are making efforts to either reduce or eliminate property taxes. Whether or not those efforts generate serious results is...

MBA Predicts Commercial Mortgage Origination Volume to Hit $805.5 Billion This Year

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

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is forecasting that total commercial mortgage origination volume will increase to $805.5 billion in 2026 from the $633.7 billion expected in 2025 while multifamily origination volume will rise to $399.2 billion in 2026 from the...