Foreclosure Starts Increased 10% Year-Over-Year

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

The US housing market had a total of 39,906 residential properties with foreclosure filings during July, up 1% from the prior month and up 10% from one year ago. According to data from ATTOM, one in every 3,603 housing units nationwide had a foreclosure filing last...

Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly in July

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

Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,175 from $2,191 in June. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), last month’s national median mortgage...

Court Blocks HUD from Restructuring Fair Housing Grant Program

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

A federal judge has blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from changing a federal grant program designed to fund housing discrimination investigations conducted by more than 100 nonprofit organizations. Reuters reports US District Judge Myong...

2 Connecticut Office Buildings to be Converted into Multifamily Housing

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

A pair of vacant Connecticut office buildings have been acquired for redevelopment as multifamily housing. A joint venture of the developers Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estate closed on the acquisition of 101 and 201 Merritt 7, in the Merritt 7 office park in...

Chicago Bears Stadium Update: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Secretly Met with Illinois Lawmakers

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

The melodrama regarding the Chicago Bears and their quest for a new stadium took another unexpected turn with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledging that he recently conducted an unpublicized meeting with several Illinois lawmakers to discuss the team’s future....