NAR urges Congress to block proposed HUD budget cuts
The National Association of Realtors is calling on Congress to reject a White House budget proposal that would eliminate billions in federal housing funding....
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Remodeling growth to slow sharply in early 2027: Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies
Home remodeling spending is expected to remain positive through early 2027, but growth will slow to a pace below overall inflation, according to new data from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies....
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Gary Keller: Private listings could make MLS a ‘market of last resort’
The Keller Williams chairman argued that "the issue isn’t whether people know — it’s which people know, and who gets to decide who knows."...
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Luxury Presence launches unified AI platform for agents
Luxury Presence unveiled a revamped platform Wednesday that consolidates website, marketing, advertising and client relationship tools into a single AI-powered system....
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The years-long decline that drove REMAX into the hands of Real
How a frozen housing market, an outdated fee model and a new generation of tech-forward brokerages combined to push REMAX into a sale....
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This REMAX merger isn’t a masterstroke. It’s a strategic escape hatch
The merger between REMAX and Real solves certain problems elegantly, while introducing a new set that will be much harder to unwind, Michael Valdes writes....
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What HUD just changed about fair housing talk, and what it didn’t
Compliant communication requires awareness and a commitment to doing the work in a way that does not unintentionally recreate the barriers, Julia Lashay Israel writes....
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Compass focus on productive agents helped it outpace the market, earnings show
Its brokerage gross transaction volume grew 7.3 percent in the quarter compared with a 1.5 percent increase in market volumes....
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As the industry consolidates, it’s time to build your own flywheel
The stacking model is a practical system for agents who refuse to be out-marketed by platforms with billion-dollar budgets, Zac Kennedy writes....
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Zillow, Realtor.com to share pre-market listings this summer
Zillow and Realtor.com will share pre-market listings across both platforms this summer, giving buyers early access to preview homes....
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