Global Mobile Home Market Predicted to Reach Nearly $17 Billion by 2031

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The global mobile home market is expected to grow from $11.87 billion in 2026 to $16.62 billion by 2031, registering a compound annual growth rate of 6.96%, according to a forecast published by Mordor Intelligence Inc. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to continue...

NAR Survey Affirms Strong Levels of Volunteering and Charitable Donations by Realtors

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The majority of real estate professionals go out of their way to volunteer in their communities and provide donations to charitable groups, according to the 2026 Community Aid and Real Estate (CARE) report published by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The...

REMAX Co-Founder Gail Liniger Passes Away at 81

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Gail Liniger, who co-founded the Denver-based global real estate franchise REMAX with her husband Dave Liniger in 1973, has passed away at the age of 81. She was born Gail Main in St. Louis in 1945 and graduated with a marketing degree from the University of Southern...

Mortgage Rates Record the Barest of Upticks

by Phil Hall | Aug 27, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates registered a scant increase in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% as of Aug. 27, inching up from last week when it averaged 6.65%. A year ago at this time, it...

We Made Mortgage Lending Safer. Did We Make It Too Safe?

by John G. Stevens | Aug 27, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

There are some lessons the mortgage industry learned the hard way. We learned what happens when loans are made without adequately documenting income. We learned what happens when borrowers are qualified into products they do not understand or cannot reasonably afford....