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Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant to Provide Economic Update at RISMedia’s CEO Exchange

Beth McGuire — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:19:06 +0000

The U.S. housing market has been in a period of resetting and restructuring for years. And while many had hoped that 2026 would finally be the year the environment returned to “normal,” the market has only grown more complex amidst persistent economic uncertainty and industry disruptions. The truth? We may not know exactly what the…

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What are the Most Successful Brokerages Getting Right Today?

Claudia Larsen — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:33:18 +0000

For a recent lunch meeting, I walked into a restaurant I had not been to in years, and before I even sat down, the owner greeted me by name. He remembered where I liked to sit, asked about my family, and introduced me to a few new staff members who had joined since my last…

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A New Era, Full Throttle: Industry Icon REMAX Is Accelerating Toward Its Next Chapter

Beth McGuire — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:36:40 +0000

On a brisk March morning in Rhode Island, midway through one of the biggest announcements of his life, Dean deTonnancourt felt a flicker of nerves. The longtime brokerage owner had assembled his 300 agents—people he cares about deeply, many of whom had been with their national brand for years—to announce the conversion of their successful,…

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Life Outside the Front Door: How to Find a Community That Feels Like Home

Claudia Larsen — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:31:17 +0000

When shopping for a home, it’s easy to focus on the details of the property itself—from the number of bedrooms and bathrooms to total square footage. But finding the right home is about more than what’s within its four walls. It’s also about the community that surrounds it. A strong sense of community can provide…

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5 Signals from ‘Zillow Unlock 2025’ That Are Defining the Market Right Now

Beth McGuire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:12:08 +0000

At the ‘Zillow Unlock 2025’ conference last year, the conversation wasn’t about what might happen. It was about where the industry was already heading and what agents needed to do next. A few months into 2026, those signals have turned into operating conditions. The agents who acted early aren’t just informed about what’s changing; they’re…

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Fair Housing Groups Sue CFPB to Block New Anti-Discrimination Lending Rule

Beth McGuire — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:01:35 +0000

A coalition of fair housing and lending advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), challenging a new rule they say will lead to rampant discrimination in lending and roll back decades of fair housing protections. The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), Rise Economy, BLDS LLC and SolasAI filed the…

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Survey: Agents Optimistic About the Housing Market Heading Into Summer

Beth McGuire — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:32:05 +0000

Any shifts or emerging trends in the market—how many home shoppers show up to an open house, how long negotiations take or how long a listing stays on market—are first experienced by agents on the front lines of U.S. real estate transactions, and a new survey shows practitioners on the ground are feeling a renewed…

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Op-Ed: The Code of Ethics Already Tells Us How to Judge Private Exclusives

Beth McGuire — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:53:22 +0000

On May 12, in federal court in Chicago, Zillow sued Compass and the listing service MRED under the Sherman Act, alleging coordinated conduct to restrict access to listing data. Four days earlier, Compass had terminated all its direct listing feeds to Zillow nationwide, cutting Zillow’s direct-feed access to more than a quarter of Chicagoland’s active…

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The Listing Strategy Conversation Agents Should Be Having With Every Seller

Beth McGuire — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:02:02 +0000

I was on the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered podcast recently, and one of the moments that seemed to resonate most was when I walked through how I’d actually use Zillow Preview as a listing agent—the sequencing, the timing, the pitch to a seller. It was a quick example in the middle of a longer conversation,…

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How Real Estate Pros Defuse the Stressors of Today’s Real Estate Industry

Michael Catarevas — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:15:46 +0000

As if the usual residential real estate flashpoints of fluctuating interest rates, affordability and inventory issues in many parts of the country weren’t enough to worry about, now agents must keep a watchful eye on the potential effects of market interrupters such as the tensions in the Middle East and jobs-swallowing AI. Many experienced Realtors®…

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