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Housing wealth among homeowners age 62 and up rebounded to a record high in the first quarter after declining the previous two quarters.

Jay Papasan will step down as a Keller Williams executive on Aug. 1 after joining in 2000, while continuing books, coaching, and a podcast.

The MLS powering Chicago's real estate market said that it would cut off its supply of listings that power Zillow starting at midnight Wednesday unless it changed its rules around publicly marketed private listings.

Compass, Decode Real Estate and other industry brands made moves last week. Here are the latest changes across the industry.

Google’s experiment with displaying home listings directly in search results is resurfacing with CRMLS, San Diego MLS and eXp listings.

“Top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding companies don’t happen overnight. Except when they do. These two lines almost wrote themselves in early 2024 when Sekisui House skyrocketed into the top tier of U.S. homebuilding with its $4.9 billion acquisition of MDC Holdings.  Sumitomo Forestry’s announce...

Kevelyn Guzman, 2024 Woman of Influence and Regional Vice President at Coldwell Banker Warburg, shares leadership insights on trusting your instincts, navigating uncertainty and supporting agents through change in today’s real estate market.

Prophetic updated SiteAI to automate parcel yield studies and generate zoning compliant site plans in minutes. The update adds more realistic layouts, lot dimensions, and topography insights including flood zones and wetlands.

The assessment was critical of a plan championed by Sens. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, and Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat.

Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing supply and improve affordability. It’s working – but not without a fight. Developers wasted no time seizing ...

In 2026’s Year of the Fire Horse, some buyers weigh feng shui cues like entries, kitchens, stairs, and numbers alongside price.

M/I Homes said Gene Smith joined its board after a May 13, 2026 shareholder vote, replacing retiring director Norman L. Traeger.

The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates show big-city growth dropped, while midsized suburbs held steady and, in some cases, accelerated.

Zillow data shows 300,000 listed empty lots could cut the U.S. housing shortage by 6.3%, highlighting scattered-lot opportunities.

<p>Property sellers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to clarify and question estate agent valuations after market appraisal appointments, according to data from proptech firm Acaboom. The company analysed hundreds of anonymised interactions showing that more than half of all quer...

<p>Lloyds Banking Group is evaluating plans to phase out the Halifax brand, potentially ending the 173-year-old banking and mortgage provider's operations as a standalone entity. The banking group is reportedly considering retiring Halifax this summer as part of ongoing consolidation of its branch n...

<p>Gender discrimination and workplace barriers facing women in the property industry were examined in a recent podcast discussion featuring senior industry figures. The Estate Agent Showdown video series brought together agency leaders to discuss structural challenges women face in progressing thro...

<p>Four independent estate and letting agents across northern England have established a collaboration network to share operational practices and serve landlords with multi-city portfolios. The network, named Centro, comprises firms managing over 2,000 residential properties across Leeds, Manchester...

<p>Letting agents across England are being advised to conduct comprehensive reviews of their website content following the implementation of phase one of the Renters' Rights Act. Concerns have emerged that outdated material may remain accessible through search engine results despite updates to main ...

Mortgage lenders are currently wrestling with a high-stakes puzzle: how to accurately compare the new credit score models hitting the market. The differences are significant and carry major implications for risk assessment, loan pricing and secondary market returns.