Willie Nelson: Data Centers are ‘Invading Our Land’

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Country music legend Willie Nelson has come out against the proliferation of ongoing and proposed data center construction. In a posting on his social media pages, the 93-year-old singer/songwriter slammed a proposal to build a data center near high longtime home in...

HUD Faces New Lawsuits Over HQ Relocation, Fair Housing Funds

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been hit with a pair of new lawsuits, one trying to stop the relocation of its headquarters and the other trying to block its new fair housing funding policies. The District of Columbia is suing HUD, Ginnie Mae...

Compass Joins the American Real Estate Association

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Compass International Holdings (NYSE: COMPP) announced it has joined the American Real Estate Association (ARA). According to the New York City-based company, agents affiliated with Compass International Holdings portfolio of brokerages will have the choice to become...

Texas Realtor Opens Garage Door and Falls Into a 5-Foot-Deep Hole

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Texas realtor conducting a home tour had an unexpected and unwelcomed surprise when she opened the residence’s garage door, stepped inside, and fell into a five-foot-deep hole. According to Newsweek, Victoria D. Kelderman was showing a property in Lewisville, Texas,...

Ex-Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Receives Probation for Loan Fraud Tied to His Real Estate Business

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A retired sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for his real estate business. Damian Halfkenny was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000,...