• Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • News
    • Current News & Events
    • Real Estate News & Insights
    • Top Headlines
    • Mortgage Industry News
    • U.S. Housing Market
    • Real Estate Agent Tools
  • Awards
    • Women of Excellence
      • Women of Excellence
      • About
      • FAQs
      • Nomination Form | Women of Excellence
    • Vanguard Awards
  • Education
  • Store
  • Webinars
  • Advertising
Subscribe
★ WRE READER BENEFIT SAVE 40% ON THE CE SHOP • USE CODE WREnews Licensing • Continuing Education • Professional Education START SAVING →
Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

by Phil Hall | Sep 19, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced the appointment of Katie Keenan as CEO and a director of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) and global head of the Core+ Real Estate business. She succeeds Wesley M. LePatner, who served in both roles until she was...
Robert Harper Named Interim CEO at BREIT

Robert Harper Named Interim CEO at BREIT

by Phil Hall | Aug 11, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) has appointed Robert Harper to serve as interim CEO, following the death of the company’s chief executive Wesley LePatner on July 28 in a shooting at her office building in Manhattan. Harper will continue to serve as...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 28-Aug. 1

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 28-Aug. 1

by Phil Hall | Aug 1, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Fed ignores the president, FICO lobbies Congress, and Grant Cardone needs a CFO. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of July 28-Aug. 1. Miss: If You Can’t Say Something Nice. For the past several weeks, President...
Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust, Killed in Manhattan Office Shooting

Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust, Killed in Manhattan Office Shooting

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Wesley LePatner, who became CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) in January, was killed by a gunman in yesterday’s shooting rampage at the 345 Park Avenue office tower in Midtown Manhattan. She was 43. LePatner succeeded the retiring Frank Cohen at the...
Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Investment Trust, Killed in Manhattan Office Shooting

Wesley LePatner Promoted to CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

by Phil Hall | Aug 23, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) announced the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Wesley LePatner to CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025. LePatner succeeds Frank Cohen, who is retiring as chief executive at the end of the year and will remain with the...

Webinars

  • My SafeAgent webinar promotional image for real estate professionals.Real Estate Safety: What Happens When You Can’t Reach Your Phone?
  • How Realtors Can Win Anyway webinar.What Trump’s Investor Policy Could Mean for Real Estate
  • The Ultimate Real Estate Blueprint to Dominate Your MarketThe Ultimate Real Estate Blueprint to Dominate Your Market
  • Unlock Tax Savings with 1031 ExchangeMastering 1031 Exchanges | Maximize Your Real Estate Investments

Recent Posts

  • Stock-market trading screens illustrating FICO's restructuring and mortgage credit-score competitionFICO to Cut 15% of Positions as AI Restructuring Meets New Mortgage-Score C…
  • Affordable apartment community in California; representative imageJonathan Rose Buys 150-Unit Santa Cruz Apartment Community for $85 Million,…
  • Affordable housing building in Massachusetts; representative image$7.4 Million Financing Package Backs 24 New Affordable Apartments in Quincy
  • Affordable senior housing building in New Jersey; representative imageBerkadia Secures $15 Million in LIHTC Equity for 60-Unit New Jersey Senior …
  • Homebuyer with house keys and financial paperwork illustrating UWM's FICO and VantageScore 4.0 automatic score selectionUWM Will Pull FICO and VantageScore on Every File, Automatically Use Best Q…
WRE News Logo

NEWS CATEGORIES

News/Current Events

Industry Updates

Real Estate News

Mortgage Information

Real Estate Agent Tools

QUICK LINKS

Subscribe to Updates

Advertise with Us

Submit a Guest Post

Contact Us

Subscribe NOW

Follow Us!

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

© Weekly Real Estate News 2026     Privacy Policy     Terms of Use