Report: 2025’s Annual Home Price Growth Only 0.7%

by Phil Hall | Jan 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A new Home Price Index report from ICE Mortgage Technology found annual home price growth ended 2025 with a mild 0.7% uptick, the smallest calendar-year increase since 2011 when prices fell by 2.9%. The report noted that 2026 is beginning with housing affordability at...

Place Your Bets! Polymarket Teams with Parcl on Real Estate Prediction Markets

by Phil Hall | Jan 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Polymarket, the online prediction market, has teamed with Parcl, the real-time housing data and on-chain real estate platform, in an endeavor that will introduce real estate markets into Polymarket’s betting forums. According to a statement from the companies, the...

Iowa Democrats Offer Property Tax Relief Plan

by Phil Hall | Jan 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Democrats in Iowa’s House of Representatives have proposed a property tax relief plan that would freeze rates for seniors and offer rebates for all homeowners. KEYC reports the proposal sets a 4% limit on the annual increases for property taxes beginning in 2028 while...

Compass Announces New Team to Serve Chicago Area

by Phil Hall | Jan 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced the recruitment of Chicago-area industry veterans Charlie Cohen and Alex Morsch to launch a five-agent team called Cohen Morsch. Before joining Cross Street, Cohen spent more than a decade at Ridgetree Properties, where he focused...

Steve Sheetz, Who Expanded Convenience Store Chain Across 7 States, Dies at 77

by Phil Hall | Jan 6, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Steve Sheetz, the convenience store executive who led the growth of his eponymous family-owned company to more than 800 locations across seven states, passed away on Jan. 4 at the age of 77 from respiratory complications following hospitalization for pneumonia....