Santa Fe Compound Where Gene Hackman Died Listed for $6.25 Million

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Santa Fe, New Mexico-based compound where Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead last year will be listed for sale at $6.25 million. The Wall Street Journal reports the 53-acre estate was purchased by Hackman in the 1990s. The...

Canadian Housing Starts Up 5.6% During 2025

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Canada recorded a total of 259,028 housing starts during 2025, up by 5.6% from the 245,367 recorded in 2024. According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), last year’s housing starts total was the fifth highest annual number on record. Housing starts in...

Trump Remark Casts Doubt on Hassett as Next Fed Chairman

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An off-hand remark by President Trump appears to affirm that National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is out of the running to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. The Wall Street Journal reports Trump was speaking at a healthcare event at the White House...

Builders Begin 2026 with Declining Confidence

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes began 2026 with a downturn, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). For January, the HMI fell two points to 37, well below the 50-mark...

New Bill in Indiana State Senate Aims to Create a Stadium for the Chicago Bears

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The campaign to lure the Chicago Bears out of Illinois has ratcheted up with a new bill introduced in the Indiana State Senate that would establish the structure needed to finance the construction of a new domed stadium for the team. WGN reports Senate Bill 27 (SB27)...