625-Bed Student Housing Development Planned Near North Carolina’s Appalachian State University

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

Landmark Properties, in a joint venture with HC2 Capital, LLC and Peninsula Investments, announced the acquisition of a 40.05-acre site in Boone, North Carolina, that will be developed into The Retreat at Boone, a cottage-style off-campus student housing community...

Swalwell Sues Pulte Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has filed a lawsuit against Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accusing him of violating the First Amendment and the Privacy Act of 1974 in his criminal referral to the Department of Justice that alleged the...

New Data Points to Deceleration in Home Prices

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Two new data reports show home prices are still rising, albeit at a slower pace. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 1.3% annual gain for September, down from a 1.4% rise in the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual...

Alabama Home Sales Down During October

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Home sales across Alabama slumped in October, falling 4.7% from the previous month and slipping by 1.7% from one year earlier. A total of 5,773 sales were transacted last month, according to the Alabama Association of Realtors. The 20,866 active monthly listings at...

Report: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Down 11% Year-Over-Year

by Phil Hall | Nov 25, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national mortgage delinquency rate fell by 7 basis points (bps) in October to 3.34%, down 11% year-over-year and down 53 bps from the October 2019 pre-pandemic benchmark, according to a data report from ICE Mortgage Technology, a division of Intercontinental...