Barbara Corcoran Sells Duplex Manhattan Penthouse for $13.5 Million

by Phil Hall | Oct 13, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate mogul and “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has sold her duplex Manhattan penthouse for $13.5 million, which is more than $1.5 million of the original asking price. Realtor.com reported Corcoran acquired the property in 2015 for $10 million and spent $2...

Report: Saudi Arabia Real Estate Market to Reach $132 Billion by 2033

by Phil Hall | Oct 13, 2025 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Saudi Arabia real estate market size reached $72.11 billion in 2024 and is predicted to reach $132.65 billion by 2033, with a growth rate of 7.0% during this period. According to a new report from IMARC Group, the government’s Vision 2030 reform agenda is...

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Oct. 6-10

by Phil Hall | Oct 10, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

An update on the cause of the Palisades Fire, Hunter Biden’s bizarre Romanian real estate deal, and a once-prominent pharmacy chain comes to an end. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 6-10. Miss: Now, What...

Mid-Atlantic Home Sales Up 6.2% Year-Over-Year

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

Closed home sales across the Mid-Atlantic region served by Bright MLS rose 6.2% year-over-year in September with 18,607 homes. Last month’s sales increase pushed the 2025 year-to-date sales total ahead of the full year’s activity of 2024. The number of new pending...

Study: 20% of California Residents Worried About Covering Housing Costs

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

Roughly 20% of California residents, approximately 5.9 million people, admitted to being worried very often or somewhat often about paying their mortgage or rent, according to UCLA’s newly published California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). The latest findings, based...