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HUD and USDA Rescind Biden’s Energy Mandate on New Home Construction

HUD and USDA Rescind Biden’s Energy Mandate on New Home Construction

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Agriculture (USDA) have rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring all new home construction ineligible for an FHA or USDA-backed mortgage loans unless the property was built according to the 2021 International...
Canadian Housing Starts Down 6% in March

Canadian Housing Starts Down 6% in March

by Phil Hall | Apr 17, 2026 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Canadian housing starts decreased 6% in March to 235,852 units, compared to February’s total of 250,961 units. According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), actual housing starts were up 10% year-over-year in localities with a population of 10,000 or...
Q1 Retail Construction Activity Down Year-Over-Year

Q1 Retail Construction Activity Down Year-Over-Year

by Phil Hall | Apr 7, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Retail construction activity declined during the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP). During the first three months of the year, approximately 64.2 million square feet of retail space was under construction. This is down from...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In Search of New Homes

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In Search of New Homes

by Phil Hall | Mar 31, 2026 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last week, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) number-crunched data from the American Community Survey and came up with a remarkable result: Roughly half of the nation’s housing stock was built in the 1980s and earlier, with slightly...
NYC Mayor Mamdani Launches Expedited Process to Approve Affordable Housing on City-Owned Land

NYC Mayor Mamdani Launches Expedited Process to Approve Affordable Housing on City-Owned Land

by Phil Hall | Mar 25, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled Neighborhood Builders Fast Track, an expedited process designed to speed the delivery of affordable housing on city-owned land. Under this new initiative, the city’s Department of Housing and Preservation Development...
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