Montana Realtors Group in Settlement with Pastor Over Religious Discrimination Claims

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

Montana’s Missoula Organization of Realtors (MOR) has reached a settlement in a four-year conflict with a realtor and pastor who claimed he was the victim of religious discrimination. According to combined media reports, Pastor Brandon Huber withdrew his church from a...

Death Warrant Expires for Killer of 2 Georgia Realtors

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

The death warrant on a Georgia man convicted of the 2033 murder of two real estate agents expired as his lawyers fought to get him clemency. Stacey Ian Humphreys was found guilty Sept. 25, 2007, on two counts of malice murder in the deaths of Lori Brown and Cynthia...

New Jersey Home Sales Slump While Prices Keep Rising

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

New Jersey recorded 4,332 single-family closed sales during November, an 8.2% decline from the 4,721 transactions recorded one year earlier. Pending sales totaled 3,999, a 7.9% drop from the 4,343 pending sales in November 2024. According to data from New Jersey...

$15 Million Allocated for Virginia Workforce Housing Investment Program

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

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the allocation of over $15 million in funding for the Virginia Workforce Housing Investment Program. The program provides loans, loan subsidies, and grants to support communities developing housing for homeowners and renters making 80% to...

Freddie Mac’s Christmas Gift: Mortgage Rates Continue to Decline

by Phil Hall | Dec 24, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) reported new mortgage rate declines in the Christmas Eve edition of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.18% as of Dec. 24, down from last week when it averaged 6.21%. A year ago at this time, it...