Mortgage Application Activity Up by Nearly 5%

by Phil Hall | Dec 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity came off the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on the upswing, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 4.8% on a seasonally...

New Venture Plans to Tokenize Manufactured Home Loans On-Chain

by Phil Hall | Dec 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

ETHZilla Corporation (NASDAQ: ETHZ), a technology company focused on bringing decentralized finance infrastructure to traditional finance, is partnering with Zippy Inc., a digital lending platform, to bring manufactured home loans on-chain as tokenized real-world...

Pittsburgh City Councilor Proposes 30% Property Tax to Close ‘Budgetary Gaps’

by Phil Hall | Dec 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Democratic member of the Pittsburgh City Council has proposed a 30% property tax hike to cover the city’s “budgetary gaps.” WESA reports City Councilor Barbara Warwick (D-District 5) acknowledged her proposal would not be popular with homeowners, but stressed the...

Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick at Odds with Gov. Abbott Over Property Tax Reform

by Phil Hall | Dec 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has put forth a property tax proposal that is completely at odds with the proposal advocated by Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas Tribune reports Patrick has proposed the “Double Nickel” concept that lowers property taxes by raising the...

Hartford Mayor Offers City-Owned Land for $1 Per Parcel to Affordable Housing Developers

by Phil Hall | Dec 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The mayor of Connecticut’s capital city is offering to sell city-owned land to affordable housing developers for $1.00. Fox61.com reports Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says the city has teamed with the state government on a new $4 million fund to help builders who...