Former Honeywell Executive Ken West Joins QXO as President and Chief Operating Officer

by Phil Hall | Aug 24, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

QXO Inc. (NYSE: QXO), a Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered distributor and installer of building products, announced the appointment of Ken West as president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 1. West will report to CEO Brad Jacobs and be responsible for...

loanDepot Gets NYSE Deficiency Notice as Shares Fall Below $1 Threshold

by John G. Stevens | Aug 24, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events

loanDepot has received a deficiency notice from the New York Stock Exchange after its Class A common stock fell below the exchange’s minimum continued-listing price requirement. The mortgage lender disclosed Friday that it received written notice from the NYSE on Aug....

NEXA Lending Acquires UMortgage in Major Mortgage Broker Deal

by John G. Stevens | Aug 23, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events

NEXA Lending is acquiring UMortgage in a major consolidation move involving two prominent companies in the independent mortgage broker channel. The transaction was announced Sunday, Aug. 23. Under the agreement, UMortgage will move onto NEXA’s larger operating...

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 17-21

by Phil Hall | Aug 21, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A real estate fraudster being chased by the FBI, an ex-CEO trying to take over his former company, and the upcoming demolition of a historic site in sports betting. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 17-21....

CoStar Completes $800 Million Acquisition of Zonda

by John G. Stevens | Aug 21, 2026 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, Tech Trends

The acquisition expands CoStar Group deeper into new-home construction data, builder software and residential real estate marketplaces. CoStar Group has completed its $800 million cash acquisition of Zonda, significantly expanding the real estate information and...