A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Lost in the Mail

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2026 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Are you still using the United States Postal Service (USPS) to send payments and documents? I am, and I feel as primitive as Fred Flintstone for relying on their mailboxes. This summer, I’ve had four pieces of mail lost by the USPS. Two of those...

Man Claiming to be NFL Star and Teen Posing as His Financial Advisor Arrested in Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in a scheme involving false identities, bogus financial accounts, and fake real estate investment projects. According to court documents, Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, created fictitious...

CAPREIT Recruits Former CBRE Executive James Lawrence as Chief Operating Officer

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Toronto-headquartered Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT) (TSX: CAR.UN) has appointed James Lawrence as chief operating officer (COO), effective Sept. 1. In a statement, the company said Lawrence will be responsible for...

Brendan Bailey Joins Bluegrass Realtors as CEO

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Bluegrass Realtors, which represents more than 4,000 realtors in 38 Kentucky counties, has hired Brendan Bailey to serve as CEO for both the association and Imagine MLS. Bailey previously served for the last three years as CEO of Colorado’s Denver Metro Association of...

Federal Agencies Rescind Special Purpose Credit Program Guidance

by John G. Stevens | Aug 26, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News

Seven federal agencies have withdrawn a 2022 interagency statement that encouraged creditors to consider Special Purpose Credit Programs, adding another significant change to a fair-lending framework that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had already revised...