Steve Thompson is a staff reporter for RealtyWire, where he covers residential real estate, mortgage trends, home sales, housing market data, real estate finance, industry regulation, and the issues affecting Realtors, buyers, sellers, lenders, and property owners.
Before joining RealtyWire, Steve worked as a mortgage broker, giving him direct experience with the financing side of real estate transactions. His background in the mortgage business gives him valuable insight into how interest rates, lending standards, affordability, buyer demand, and regulatory changes influence the broader real estate market.
Steve brings a practical understanding of home sales, market analysis, real estate trends, financing issues, and the laws and regulations that shape residential real estate. His reporting focuses on making complex market and mortgage-related topics clear and useful for readers across the real estate industry.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Central Florida and currently lives in Orlando, Florida.
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A six-bedroom Noblesville estate with a stocked pond and a private pool sold for $2.22 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Indianapolis metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
NAHB’s analysis of federal survey data shows 1.37 million women worked in construction in 2025, the highest share since at least 2004 – concentrated in office roles, not the crafts where builders have 326,000 openings.
Households’ real estate assets reached $49.8 trillion in the second quarter and owners’ equity $35.8 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 accounts. Mortgage and home-equity debt grew 3.0% year over year against a 2.5% gain in asset values.
A custom home set between Oak Hill Country Club and St. John Fisher University sold for $1.42 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the Rochester metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A five-bedroom custom home in Clarence Center’s Spaulding Green community sold for $1.55 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Buffalo metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A Caledonia estate sold for $2.50 million at its full asking price, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Grand Rapids, Michigan metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A 1998 beachfront home in Honolulu’s Diamond Head neighborhood sold for $16.50 million, the highest-priced reported sale in the Urban Honolulu metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A six-bedroom Delmar home sold for $1.52 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the Albany, New York metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A lakefront property spanning more than 18 acres on Dawns Pass sold for $2.80 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Knoxville, Tennessee metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A townhome in Chapel Hill’s Meadowmont community sold for $2 million to lead five reported home sales in the Durham metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
Realty Income and KKR said Sept. 14 they will form a euro-denominated joint venture holding net lease assets in Spain, Ireland, Poland and the Netherlands, with KKR taking 49% for β¬528 million and Realty Income keeping control and the management fee.
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced separate settlements Sept. 14 with JBG Smith and Mid-America Apartments, which will pay $8.1 million and $1.2 million and stop using revenue management software built on competitors’ confidential data.
Ordinance 127491 lets Seattle homeowners bar brokers, agents and investors from approaching them about selling, with penalties that compound daily once a name is on the list.
A mountain estate remodeled in 2022 sold for $6.98 million in Evergreen, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Denver metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A 1930 house on 24 acres in Hanover sold for $1 million, the highest reported home sale in the York, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A custom home built in 2024 on 5.21 acres in Cunningham sold for $1.04 million, the highest reported sale in the Clarksville, Tennessee metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A gated Banana Lake estate sold for $2 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Lakeland, Florida metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A wooded-lot house in Johnston’s Enclave sold for $1.65 million to lead the Des Moines metro area’s reported home sales for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A custom-built home on the Bent Creek Country Club golf course in Lititz sold for $1.64 million, the highest reported sale in the Lancaster metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A Mason property on just over 10 acres sold for $653,000 to lead five reported home sales in the Lansing metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency on Sept. 10, backing six proposed ordinances and more than $30 million in spending, including a 10 percent annual ceiling on banked rent increases and capital improvement pass-throughs.
A newly built Alys Beach home sold for $9.75 million, the highest reported sale in the Crestview, Florida metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
Mayor Daniel Lurie broke ground Sept. 9 on FivePoint’s 270-acre Candlestick Point redevelopment, which is planned for 7,200 homes and a 2.8-million-square-foot innovation district in the Bayview.
The entry point to the top 10% of U.S. listings fell 4.0% to $1,200,005 in August, Realtor.com said, while Los Angeles took the top metro spot by declining less than its rivals.
A riverfront home in Anchorage Point sold for $15 million, the highest reported sale in the Port St. Lucie metro area for the week ending September 6.
A 2018 farmhouse with a renovated 1928 stable in Aiken’s historic district sold for $2.20 million, the highest reported home sale in the Augusta, Georgia metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A seven-bedroom home in The Estates at Donath Lake sold for $4.19 million, the highest reported sale in the Fort Collins metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
The all-stock combination announced Sept. 9 creates a middle-market apartment REIT with 44,354 units across 163 communities in 17 states, an $8.1 billion enterprise value and roughly $24 million in expected annual synergies.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s survey for the week ending Sept. 4 shows the 30-year fixed rate at 6.85%, refinance applications at their slowest weekly pace since May 2025, and adjustable-rate loans taking their largest share since June.
A 35-acre Kennebunkport estate built around a 1782 post-colonial house sold for $5.25 million, the highest reported home sale in the Portland, Maine metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
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