REMAX: Home Sales Down in July Despite Expanded Inventory

by Phil Hall | Aug 20, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Nationwide home sales during July were down 5.7% from the previous month but were 2.5% higher than one year earlier, according to the REMAX National Housing Report. In the 46 metro areas surveyed for the report, new listings last month were down 2.7% from June but...

Senate Democrats Press Fed Chairman Warsh on Calls with Trump

by Phil Hall | Aug 20, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A group of Senate Democrats is demanding that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh publicly disclose how many conversations he’s had with President Trump since taking the leadership of the central bank. The Wall Street Journal reports the senators sent Warsh a letter...

11-Acre Oceanfront Long Island Beach Club to Be Auctioned in Bankruptcy Sale

by Phil Hall | Aug 19, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Long Island beach club on approximately 11 acres of Atlantic oceanfront with 775 feet of frontage is being made available through a court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale. The 22,740-square-foot New York Beach Club, along with the neighboring parcel, is one of...

Goldman Sachs Buys Real Estate Investment Firm for $410 Million

by Phil Hall | Aug 19, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) is acquiring LCN Capital Partners, a leading investment manager specializing in the sale-leaseback, build-to-suit, and triple net lease sectors of North American and European real estate market. The upfront transaction...

Greater Vancouver Realtors Give $100,000 Donation to Aid British Columbia Wildfire Victims

by Phil Hall | Aug 19, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR) has donated $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help victims impacted by the ongoing British Columbia wildfires. The donation is the largest charitable contribution in GVR’s history. The donation was made through the organization’s...