Luxury Home Builders and Owners in $2.65 Million Settlement Over Loan Fraud Allegations

by Phil Hall | Jan 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $2.65 million settlement against four real estate companies and their three owners to resolve allegations they allegedly submitted false claims for federally funded loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...

Private-Label CMBS Market Issuance Up 21% During 2025

by Phil Hall | Jan 22, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Domestic private-label commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issuance during 2025 totaled $125.6 billion, a nearly 21% year-over-year upswing. According to data from Trepp Inc., this marked the sector’s most active year since the 2008 financial crisis....

Neighborhood Ventures Debuts Fund to Acquire Distressed Multifamily Properties

by Phil Hall | Jan 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Neighborhood Ventures, a Phoenix-headquartered multifamily real estate operator and investment firm, has launched Opportunistic Fund II, a $25 million vehicle aiming to acquire five to eight distressed multifamily properties across high-growth markets, including...

Axis Partners Sells 22-Asset Industrial Portfolio for $111 Million

by Phil Hall | Jan 22, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Axis Partners, an Atlanta-headquartered real estate investment platform, has partnered with Sweetwater Holdings on the $111 million sale of an 85-acre portfolio comprised of 22 industrial outdoor storage facilities located primarily throughout the Sunbelt states. The...

Trump Suggests He is Opposed to Lowering Home Prices

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump took to the lectern at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to deliver his much-promoted speech designed to outline his administration’s efforts to encourage affordable homeownership. However, the speech offered no new ideas and gave the...