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eXp Realty promotes Wendy Forsythe to COO after two years as CMO, replacing Patrick O’Neill and leading ops and tech.

Rocket will use the offering, which is split between notes due in 2031 and 2034, to pay debts, including Senior Notes due this year.

Goldman Sachs pushed its next expected Fed rate cuts into 2027, while J.P. Morgan expects the central bank to stay on hold this year.

Existing-home sales rose 3.2 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million, the highest level since December, according to NAR. The median price hit $429,300, marking 35 consecutive months of year-over-year gains.

Plaintiffs in Sitzer Burnett and Gibson ask Judge Bough to compel MLS data sharing via NAR settlement, after FBS refusal.

Time is running out for MLSs to chart their own course and take back power from both Compass International Holdings and Zillow, coach Darryl Davis writes.

Stop pushing clients toward decisions, broker-owner Deb Siefkin writes, and start helping them understand the tradeoffs and the reasoning behind their move.

<p>Michael Bruce has been officially reinstated as a director at Purplebricks' parent company Strike, according to Companies House records filed this week. The appointment marks a significant development for the fixed-fee property platform, which has undergone substantial restructuring since its acq...

<p>The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has called for significant reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax by the end of 2026. The cross-party group argues the current system creates barriers to homeownership and slows property market activity, with receipts down 6% year-on-year.</p> <p>Th...

<p>A BBC investigation has identified 1,539 incidents of 'cuckooing' reported to police in London between May 2025 and April 2026, where drug gangs have taken over residential properties from vulnerable occupants. The practice, now criminalised under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, involves crimina...

Developers can build custom interfaces that run directly within the Rechat environment, while still being hosted on the developer’s servers.

New York state&#8217;s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing construction. Developers, municipalities and environmental advocates are watching to see how the law w...

AGNT finalizes eXp World rebrand and Texas redomestication, citing Texas fiduciary rules that consider agents.

The Horak Group was No. 16 among small teams for transaction sides on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 rankings — closing 247 in 2025.

President Donald Trump announced on social media the nomination of Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to the permanent position.

To safely navigate a strict regulatory landscape, mortgage lenders must deploy AI alongside a rigorous governance framework built on explainability, fairness and continuous human oversight. By treating responsible AI as a living operating system rather than a static compliance checklist, lenders can...

To overcome the low first-time pass rate on the real estate exam, aspiring agents must move beyond simple memorization and integrate strategic practice testing into their study routine from day one. By leveraging AI-powered tools to identify weak areas, explain complex concepts and generate personal...

Cutting corners on credit data to save costs creates a dangerous blind spot. Single-bureau pulls ignore 66% of national credit data, hiding critical liabilities. See why the 30-year mortgage demands a full Tri-Merge view.

The brokerage said the updated platform is designed to improve the online experience for homebuyers, sellers and agents.

Elevated rates and financial strain are expected to keep reverse mortgage borrowing power constrained through the end of the year.