Pending Home Sales Up 3.3%

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Pending home sales were up by 3.3% in November from the prior month and up by 2.6% from one year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On a regional measurement, pending home sales were up month-over-month and year-over-year in the...

HUD Secretary Turner: 50-Year Mortgage Plan Needs More Research

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner declined to endorse President Trump’s proposal of a 50-year mortgage plan to help reanimate the housing market, stating the idea needed to be studied further before being put forth as a solution to the...

Florida GOP Governor Candidate Proposes Down Payment Program with Funds from Israeli Bonds Divestment

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

James Fishback, the CEO of the investment firm Azoria who is seeking the Republican nomination to become governor of Florida, has proposed divesting the state’s investment in Israeli government bonds and using the fund to provide down payment assistance to married...

Washington Lt. Gov. Proposes Turning Vacant Strip Malls and Big Box Stores into Housing

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Washington Lt. Gov. Denny Heck has put forth a unique proposal to address the state’s housing shortage – repurpose vacant strip malls and big box stores as housing. The state’s 2025 operating budget assigned Heck the task of identifying the possibility of using...

Wisconsin Allocates Over $6.3 Million for Affordable Housing Loan Program Awards

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has allocated more than $6.3 million to support five new housing developments that will create 521 workforce housing units in communities across the state. According to an announcement from the office of...