FBI Director Kash Patel Announces Closure of Agency’s Longtime DC HQ

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

FBI Director Kash Patel announced his agency has finalized the relocation from its longtime headquarters in the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC. Last July, the agency announced it was relocating to Ronald Reagan Building complex in Washington. On Dec. 26,...

Ralph O. McDaniel, Prominent Figure in Arkansas Real Estate, Dies at 82

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

Ralph O. McDaniel, a prominent figure in the Arkansas real estate industry, passed away on Dec. 24 at the age of 82. McDaniel was born on Nov. 15, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated from Fuller High School in 1961 and then attended the University of Arkansas...

4 Northeast Governors Demand Briefing on Why Trump Suspended Offshore Wind Projects

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

The governors of four northeast states impacted by the Trump administration’s suspension of the leases on five offshore wind projects are demanding that they either receive a briefing on the alleged national security threats cited for the suspensions or the immediate...

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Year of 2025

by Phil Hall | Dec 26, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

As we prepare to tuck 2025 into the history books, let’s take a look back at the year to highlight some of the Hits and Misses that dominated the real estate industry. Hit: The Property Tax Revolt. The year’s biggest story, by far, was the spontaneous eruption of...

White House to Provide Update on East Wing Ballroom Plans in January Hearing

by Phil Hall | Dec 26, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The White House will present new details on the planned East Wing ballroom during a Jan. 8 hearing. Reuters reports the National Capital Planning Commission, chartered by Congress to manage planning for Washington-area federal lands, announced the Trump administration...