CFPB’s Chief Examiner Warns Staff of ‘Unpleasant Consequences’ from Aggressive Oversight of Financial Firms

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A top supervision examiner in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) threatened the agency’s staff that “most unpleasant” consequences would occur if they were too aggressive in ​their financial oversight duties. According to a Reuters report...

California Builders Seek to Drop Endangered Status for Swainson’s Hawk

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The California Building Industry Association (CBIA) has filed a petition with the state’s Fish and Game Commission to roll back protections for the Swainson’s Hawk under California’s Endangered Species Act. According to Local News Matters, this marks the first...

National Park Service Issues RFPs for Leasing 3 Historic Cape Cod Properties

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The National Park Service has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) to lease three historic properties within Massachusetts’ Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS). The properties are located within CCNS park boundaries in Wellfleet and Truro and are being offered under a...

Idaho Credit Unions Roll Out Program to Assist First-Time Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A quartet of credit unions in East Idaho — Connections Credit Union, Frontier Credit Union, Idaho Central Credit Union, and Westmark Credit Union — have teamed with the GoWest Foundation to launch East Idaho Welcome Home, a program offering zero-down payment financing...

Newmark Acquires Altus Group’s Development Advisory Business

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Toronto-headquartered Altus Group Limited (TSX: AIF), a provider of commercial real estate intelligence, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Development Advisory business to an affiliate of Newmark Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRK), a commercial real estate advisor...