Some Homes Are Getting Cheaper, Creating an Entry Point for Buyers
The median price of a new single‑family home fell 3.4% year‑over‑year to $405,300 in Q4 2025, making new homes cheaper than existing homes for the first time in years. Existing home prices have stayed flat or risen slightly, now outpacing new homes in five of the past seven quarters. Manufactured homes also saw a 5.7% price drop to $141,450, offering a low‑cost entry point for renters. Builder incentives, smaller lots, and potential legislative changes are reshaping affordability across housing segments.
SourceRE Launches MLS Data Tracker; State-Wide MLS Adds RealReports
SourceRE introduced Data Dye, a tracking system that embeds invisible identifiers to monitor MLS listing data usage across vendor feeds. Offerpad launched AI‑driven platforms SCOUT and HENRY, boosting seller intake, pricing decisions and portfolio insights while lifting contracting rates by...
Hanna Holdings Jockeys to Join Tuccori Commissions Settlement
Hanna Holdings is seeking to join the Tuccori global settlement fund that resolves homebuyer commission lawsuits, prompting plaintiffs in the Pennsylvania antitrust case Davis v. Hanna Holdings to file an injunction to block the move. The plaintiffs argue Hanna secured...
‘Playmakers’: The Brokerage Strategy That’s Losing Steam
Jack Miller, CEO of T3 Sixty, warned that the traditional "everything to everybody" brokerage model is losing steam as the housing market cools and consolidation accelerates. He highlighted the rapid Compass‑Anywhere merger as a sign of a favorable regulatory climate, but...
Real Has ‘a Long Runway’ for Future Growth, Says CGO
The Real Brokerage has appointed Jason Cassity as its first chief growth officer, tasking him with sustaining net agent growth. Cassity, a former top‑producing agent, will devote roughly 80% of his effort to attracting new agents and 20% to retention....
In an Era of Brokerage M&As, Integration Matters More than Ever
Real‑estate brokerage consolidation is speeding up, but many mergers falter because integration is overlooked. The article stresses that successful deals hinge on disciplined post‑deal planning, not just transaction terms. Acquirers who begin integration work two to three months before closing...
Chair Powell Has ‘No Intention’ of Leaving Fed Until DOJ Probe Ends
Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced he will stay in the role pro tem until the Department of Justice investigation into his comments concludes, extending his leadership beyond the May term expiry. Mortgage rates climbed above 6.5%, threatening the pent‑up demand...
CRMLS to ‘Give Revenue Back’; a Tech Upgrade for BeachesMLS
California Regional MLS (CRMLS) announced it will redistribute listing‑data revenue to roughly 2,000 brokerages that posted at least five listings in 2025, with payments beginning in April 2026. The move reinforces CRMLS’s broker‑centric, cooperative model and follows MARIS’s earlier revenue‑sharing...
Compass Drops Lawsuit After Zillow Embraces Pre-Marketing
Compass International Holdings announced on March 18 that it is dismissing its June lawsuit against Zillow without prejudice. The move follows Zillow's launch of the "Preview" product, which relaxes its Listing Access Standards and permits pre‑market listings. Compass had challenged...
Former Anywhere Exec Sue Yannaccone Is Now COO at Compass
Sue Yannaccone, former President and CEO of Anywhere Brands, has been appointed chief operating officer of Compass International Holdings. The move follows Compass's acquisition of Anywhere, which closed in January and added roughly 340,000 agents across 120 countries. Yannaccone will...
Pre-Marketing Could Boost Housing Supply by over 10%: Redfin
Redfin’s latest analysis suggests that allowing sellers to pre‑market homes could lift local housing inventories by 6‑12% in markets that adopt the practice. The report, released shortly after Redfin’s exclusive‑listing partnership with Compass, argues that price‑testing boosts seller confidence and...
Compass Names New CTO; CoStar Expands Board of Directors
Compass International Holdings promoted Shay Artzi to chief technology officer, tasking him with consolidating the technology stack for roughly 340,000 agents after the Anywhere Real Estate acquisition. CoStar Group added Nana Banerjee as an independent director, expanding its board to...
Industry Leaders Mixed on Senate-Backed Housing Bill
The Senate approved the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an 89‑10 vote, sending it to the House where a controversial seven‑year divestiture clause could face opposition. The National Association of Realtors praised the bill’s tools for expanding supply, while...
Howard Hanna Takes a ‘Middle Ground’ Approach to Pre-Marketing
Howard Hanna is launching HannaList, a strategic listing program that lets sellers pre‑market properties to the brokerage’s internal network while staying within MLS rules. The pilot begins in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania in April, with a company‑wide rollout slated...
What Buyers Are Stressed About — and How Agents Can Help
A Clever Real Estate survey of 1,000 recent homebuyers shows emotions heavily sway purchasing decisions. Thirty‑six percent admitted to acting against better judgment, and 76 percent overlooked red flags, leading to widespread post‑purchase regret—especially among first‑time buyers, where more than...
Rayse, B&W Launch New AI Tools; CRMLS Offers RealReports to Members
Real estate firms are accelerating AI adoption across the value chain. Baird & Warner rolled out a custom Rejig.AI social‑media engine that creates and schedules branded posts, while Rayse introduced the Rayse Assistant Engine to log transactions via voice or...
CoStar Rebuts Investor Claims, Hires Defamation-Focused Law Firm
CoStar pushed back against activist investors D.E. Shaw and Third Point, who allege its heavy spending on the Homes.com platform is value‑destructive. The company highlighted that Homes.com results are not reported as a separate segment and that it has already...
HomeServices CEO: We’re Ready to Be the ‘Adults in the Room’
HomeServices of America, led by CEO Chris Kelly, is embarking on a year‑long transformation to act as a unified parent company rather than a loose collection of local brokerages. The firm will consolidate its technology stack, cutting 130 vendors down...
Business Dev Exec Joins Howard Hanna NYC; a New CEO at Zumper
Howard Hanna appointed veteran broker Hal D. Gavzie as executive director of business development to accelerate its New York City growth following the Elegran acquisition. Gavzie, who has overseen more than 10,000 transactions across Douglas Elliman, Town Residential and Corcoran,...
Real Elevates Team Leader to Executive Growth Role
The Real Brokerage has created a chief growth officer role and appointed top‑producing agent Jason Cassity to lead it. With more than 33,000 agents—a 30% year‑over‑year increase—the firm aims to accelerate acquisition, activation, and retention while preserving its culture. Cassity...
Offerpad Receives Second Delisting Warning in 11 Months
Offerpad received a second NYSE delisting warning within 11 months after its share price fell to $0.73, staying below the $1 minimum for 30 consecutive trading days. The company now has six months to restore compliance by maintaining an average...
A Rechat-Canva Integration; PulteGroup Leans Into AI
Rechat has partnered with Canva to create a closed‑loop workflow that streams live MLS data directly into design templates and returns finished marketing assets back to Rechat with a single click. PulteGroup is adding Sitecore AI to its digital home‑buying...
MLS, Local Association Counts Drop as Consolidation Accelerates
The United States now hosts fewer than 500 multiple listing services (MLSs), with the count dropping to 484 at the end of 2025—a 43% decline from the 2015 peak of roughly 850. The steepest year‑over‑year contraction since 2018 reflects structural...
‘Playmakers’: The ‘Curse’ that Spurred LPT’s Rapid Growth
LPT Realty, founded by Robert Palmer, has surged from its August 2022 launch to a hyper‑scaled platform, signing 1,000 agents in the first 24 hours and acquiring three large franchise teams. Palmer predicts the industry will shift toward single‑entity national brokerages, positioning...
New Pre-Showing Tool Aims to Quickly ID Serious Buyers
Veteran Phoenix realtor Erik Johnson launched TheBuyerProfile.com, an AI‑assisted pre‑showing platform that scores buyer readiness and highlights key signals. The tool funnels leads through a short online form, generating a readiness score that agents can use before scheduling property tours....
Revenue Inches up as eXp Focuses on Efficiency, Agent Retention
eXp World Holdings reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $4.77 billion, a modest 4% increase, while its net loss widened to $22.7 million due to heavy back‑end investments. The brokerage highlighted efficiency gains, a new AI training program, an automated payment system, and...
United Launches AI-Powered Agent Productivity Suite
United Real Estate has launched BullseyeAI, an AI‑powered productivity suite that combines a large language model, conversational assistant and automated agents, offered to affiliates at no extra cost. The platform can manage contacts, draft messages, assign leads and run email...
Keller Williams Opens Command as Investor Ties Deepen
Keller Williams unveiled an open, integration‑driven version of its Command platform, aligning with Stone Point Capital’s portfolio firms and introducing the Command Launchpad API framework. The move brings third‑party AI tools such as Cotality, Lone Wolf, and Rejig.ai into a...
AI and Real Estate Data: Who’s Making the Rules?
The real‑estate industry is racing to set data rules before AI triggers another wave of litigation. California has enacted a law requiring agents to disclose AI‑altered listing photos, prompting brokerages to add similar language to agreements. MLS providers are revising...
Opendoor CEO: ‘We’re Asking You to Hold Us Accountable’
Opendoor reported Q4 2025 revenue of $736 million, a 33% drop from the previous year, while net loss ballooned to $1.1 billion, nearly ten times the prior period. New CEO Kaz Nejatian, who took over in September, outlined “Opendoor 2.0” and pledged transparency,...
CoStar Confirms Layoffs Following Investor Criticism, AI Push
CoStar Group confirmed a new round of layoffs while unveiling its Homes AI feature, a tool that blends Microsoft Azure models with the company’s property data. The cuts, reported to affect photo, video, and content teams tied to Homes.com, come...
OneKey Chooses BPP for Home Search; HAR Partnership Expands Reach
OneKey MLS, serving over 43,000 members in the NYC and Long Island area, has partnered with Broker Public Portal (BPP) to power home search on OneKeyMLS.com, extending BPP’s Cribio.com consumer portal into a prime market. BPP, which launched Cribio in...
REMAX Names New President; Tech Exec Joins Offerpad Board
REMAX promoted Chris Lim, who joined a year ago as chief growth officer, to president while keeping his growth responsibilities. Lim, formerly president of Christie’s International Real Estate, will now oversee the global network, emphasizing international expansion and affiliate services....
CoStar Rolls Out Homes AI; SkySlope Launches Agent Coaching App
CoStar Group launched Homes AI, a conversational search tool on Homes.com that uses Microsoft Azure AI to let users find listings via voice or text, integrating 3‑D tours, school data and market insights. SkySlope introduced Ayce, an iOS app that...
Lone Wolf Taps New CEO; Fathom Names VP of Growth
Lone Wolf Technologies appointed Matt Fischer, former Bullhorn president and COO, as its new CEO, succeeding Jimmy Kelly who moves to an advisory role. Fischer’s deep product and technology background is expected to accelerate Lone Wolf’s innovation agenda. Fathom Realty...
Agents Want More (and Better) AI Tools — and More Training
A recent Realtors Property Resource survey shows 82% of real‑estate agents are already using AI, mainly for drafting listings, emails and social posts. Most agents report saving at least an hour per week, with a third saving four or more...
The Modern Real Estate Marketplace: A Victim of Its Own Success?
The modern MLS marketplace delivers seamless, nationwide property exposure, driving higher sale prices for sellers. Standardized data rules from RESO have turned the MLS into a single‑pane inventory view accessible via mobile apps. However, some agents pursue “negative differentiation” by...