December New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up by 2.5%

by Phil Hall | Jan 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage applications for new home purchases in December increased by 2.5% from one year ago, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On a month-over-month measurement, applications decreased by 3%. MBA estimated new single-family home sales...

Kamala Harris Drops $8.15 Million on Malibu Mansion

by Phil Hall | Jan 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has a new home in the swanky Point Dume section of Malibu. The New York Post reports Harris and her husband, attorney Doug Emhoff, paid $8.15 million in an off-market transaction for a 4,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, six-bathroom...

The Indiana Bears? Hoosier Governor Campaigns to Attract Chicago’s Football Team

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

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is campaigning to bring the Chicago Bears out of Illinois and into his state. WLS reports the governor raised the potential of luring the NFL team during his State of the State address on Wednesday, positioning Indiana as a perfect home for the...

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...