Century Communities Begins Sales at New Arizona Community

by Phil Hall | Aug 19, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Century Communities Inc. (NYSE: CCS) is now selling homes at Beaver Creek Preserve, a new gated community in Rimrock, Arizona. Homebuyers can choose from one- and two-story floor plans ranging from 1,738 to 2,194 square feet, with two to four bedrooms and two to three...

Hospitality Ventures Management Group Hires Pete Sams as President

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

Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based hotel management company specializing in repositioning underperforming hotels and maximizing the performance of stabilized properties, announced the appointment of Pete Sams as president. Sams joins HVMG...

California Home Sales Hit the Summer Doldrums

by Phil Hall | Aug 18, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California remained above their year-ago level for the fourth straight month in July, even as sales retreated to their lowest level in six months. According to data from the California Association of...

NAR Launches Commercial Real Estate Demand Index

by Phil Hall | Aug 18, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has premiered its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Demand Index, a quarterly index designed to measure the economic drivers of commercial real estate demand across 306 metropolitan areas. According to the organization, the index...

New York State Home Sales Up 4.5%

by Phil Hall | Aug 18, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New York State recorded 10,911 closed home sales in July, a 4.5% increase from the 10,439 homes sold one year earlier. Pending sales also edged higher, with 10,727 homes going under contract last month, a 1% percent uptick from the 10,622 homes pending in July 2025....