Tennessee Voters to Consider Ban on State Property Tax

by Phil Hall | Jan 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Tennessee voters will soon have the chance to permanently prevent the state from collecting property taxes. WZTV reports that Tennessee’s constitution gives the state government the right to collect a property tax. But while there has not been a state property tax...

House of Representatives Passes Affordable HOMES Act

by Phil Hall | Jan 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The US House of Representatives voted 263-147 to pass HR 5184, the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (Affordable HOMES) Act. The bill repeals a 2022 Department of Energy rule that placed site-built housing standards on manufactured homes. The bill...

Florida Dominated December’s Luxury Real Estate Market

by Phil Hall | Jan 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Florida dominated the luxury real estate market in December, with six of the 10 priciest home sales of the month originating in the Sunshine State. According to data from Redfin, the month’s most expensive sale – a five-acre compound in coastal Miami – was also the...

Top Ranking Democrat Questions Trump’s Proposed Ban on Institutional Investors in Housing Market

by Phil Hall | Jan 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The ranking member of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance is finding fault with President Trump’s proposal to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. In an interview with the Washington Examiner,...

Pittsburgh’s Housing Authority Advertises for New Executive Director

by Phil Hall | Jan 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) is advertising for a new executive director. The contract for the current executive director, Caster Binion, expires at the end of March. Binion has been at his job for more than 10 years and expressed an interest...