CMBS Delinquency Rate Ends 2025 at 7.30%

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) ended 2025 with a four basis points uptick to 7.30%, according to data from Trepp Inc. Year-over-year, the overall CMBS delinquency rate is up 73 basis points from 6.57%. However, Trepp noted the...

reAlpha Mortgage Launches Loan Officer Recruitment Program

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

reAlpha Mortgage, a division of reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRE), has launched a national loan officer recruitment program. According to the Dublin, Ohio-based company, the program will offer Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards to loan officers who join reAlpha. The...

Kansas Home Sales Declined During November

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

November home sales in Kansas totaled 2,560 units, a 9.6% decline from the 2,831 transactions recorded one year earlier. At the end of the month, there were 3,762 contracts still pending, up 7.8% from the 3,491 total set 12 months earlier. According to data from...

Iowa Home Sellers Will Need to Disclose Presence of Lead Water Lines

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Beginning on Jan. 1, home sellers in Iowa will need to disclose the presence of lead water lines in their property. KTIV reports the recently passed state law House File 876 goes into effect on New Year’s Day. This comes ahead of the 2037 deadline set in the US...

Sterling Organization Acquires Connecticut Shopping Center

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sterling Organization, a private equity real estate investment firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, has acquired Bristol Plaza, a 263,000 square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Bristol, Connecticut. The property is anchored by the Stop & Shop...