Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The justices on the US Supreme Court were highly skeptical to the Trump administration’s arguments that the president has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud that occurred before she joined the...

HUD Targets Minneapolis for Alleged Race-Based Housing Plans

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

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that its Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) launched an investigation into Minneapolis’ housing policies for potential violations of the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights...

Pending Home Sales Plummeted During December

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

Pending home sales in December dropped by 9.3% from the prior month and were down by 3.0% from the previous year, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a regional basis, pending home sales were down in all four regions on a...

Trump Commutes Sentence on Real Estate Developer Convicted in $50 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has commuted the sentence of a real estate developer who was convicted two years ago in a $50 million mortgage fraud involving Connecticut properties. Jacob Deutsch of Brooklyn was sentenced in January 2024 to five years in prison and fined $10,000 for...

Tampa Bay Rays in MOU to Build New Stadium on Hillsborough College Campus

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hillsborough College to redevelop the college’s 113-acre Dale Mabry campus to become a new baseball stadium and mixed-use development. MLB.com reports the campus is south of George M....