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Changes represent the first phase of a broader effort to modernize the association’s governance model, NAR leadership said.

QXO closed its $2.25B Kodiak deal, adding a $2.4B revenue platform and expanding into lumber, trusses and gypsum.

Judge Mark Cohen approved $44.05 million in Hooper settlements, including $34 million from eXp and $8.5 million from Weichert.

Opendoor has agreed to acquire the closing and escrow operations of Doma Holdings, a move that would extend the iBuyer’s reach into refinance closings and deeper into title automation.

The path forward is clear, Joanne Goguen writes, stay local, stay informed, and remain focused on delivering value at every step of the transaction.

Rechat earns a 2026 Webby Award nomination, positioning its AI-powered real estate platform alongside top software including Pinterest and Framer.

Rick Guerrero sits down to talk with Sarah Meslowski about her YouTube strategy, which focuses on one long-form video per week. Over the past five years, she’s done $150 million in sales.

EXp and Weichert will pay a combined $42.5 million into a commission settlement fund. Two other defendants will pay an additional $1.5 million.

Fragmented power structures and binary “all-in or all-out” rules are no longer compatible with today’s demands, Caitlin McCrory and Robert Reffkin write. Here’s how they think the MLS needs to evolve.

Point completed a $508.6M rated HEI asset-backed securitization that closed July 15, its second of 2026. The deal drew more than 30 institutional investors, and Point said BB low spreads tightened by more than 220 bps compared to a similar February securitization.

For the first time, CoStar’s residential portfolio turned adjusted EBITDA positive, generating $12 million in profit.

The app replaces paper sign-in sheets with digital check-ins that create contact records, log attendance and collect visitor feedback.

Proprietary reverse mortgages drove industrywide volume to $9.65B in 2025 as HECM volume stalled and higher rates shifted product economics.

Johnston's team's $327.6 million in volume ranked No. 1 among medium-sized teams in Miami Beach, No. 3 in Florida and No. 16 nationally.

The Clear Cooperation Policy tried to solve a real problem and created a larger one, Darryl Davis writes. Admitting that is not weakness. It's the only leadership move that still has a chance of working.

In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Pierre Calzadilla, co-founder and CEO of Upfront, breaks down one of the biggest shifts happening in the industry right now.

HousingWire’s new Mortgage Rankings use transaction data to standardize originator performance, exposing real leaders by volume, product and channel.

Housing demand is holding as mortgage rates rise. New data points to growing friction between buyers and sellers across markets.

I love Jerusalem Demsas’ “Housing Breaks People’s Brains” article in The Atlantic from November 2022. For me, it’s a trailhead for understanding why efforts and solutions aimed at the housing access and attainability crisis for so many Americans often short-circuit and fizzle before they can fix any...