eXp adds agents, embraces role as established leader
The brokerage highlighted increases in revenue and transactions and said it's moving out of disrupter mode — but still leveraging AI to increase efficiency.
November 6, 2025
Dave Gallagher
Director, News Reporting
Dave's journalism career spans 24 years covering business, the economy and real estate in Northwest Washington. He's also a numbers nerd, examining data to spot emerging trends in industries. Having started his career as a sports writer, he's a lifelong baseball and soccer fan and recently discovered pickleball. He grew up in Yosemite National Park and earned his journalism degree at Humboldt State University in northern California.
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- Overpaying investors nudging out buyers in tight marketsInvestors accounted for 10.8% of all buyers in Q2 — and some are driving prices up by paying far above the median purchase price, a Realtor.com report found.November 6, 2025
- 'Great stay' persists as home turnovers sink to 30-year lowThe share of homes changing hands hasn't been this low since the mid-90s, Redfin economists report. The biggest culprit? Mortgage rates.November 3, 2025
- Zillow makes double-digit gains in revenue, profits in Q3The company’s mortgage and rentals divisions drove significant growth during a quarter marked by lawsuits and “more noise around hidden listings.”Updated October 30, 2025
- Mortgage rates jump after second Fed cutThis week’s rate adjustment was expected, but the Fed indicated a December cut isn’t guaranteed. Meanwhile, pending sales fell flat despite earlier rate drops.October 30, 2025
- Data ‘fog’ drops odds of lower mortgage rates despite Fed cutThe central bank’s short-term interest rate cut on Oct. 29 was already priced in, economists say, which means mortgage rates may not drop much more.October 29, 2025
- CoStar beats revenue forecast, eyes ‘new value opportunities’Ongoing investments in new tech, marketing and sales teams dragged down the company’s net income in Q3, though YoY revenue growth jumped again by double digits.October 28, 2025
- NAR off the hook in Pennsylvania membership lawsuitThe year-old case challenging the association’s membership rules was appealed after a July dismissal; the higher court has now dismissed the suit as well.October 28, 2025
- Compass seeks Redfin CEO docs in Zillow case, alleges ‘conspiracy’The brokerage is requesting blog post drafts allegedly written in mid-April 2025. Meanwhile, a seven-year floor plans case comes to an end.October 27, 2025
- Fed rate cut still likely even as inflation ticks upWith the affordability strain already impacting real estate, higher inflation could further dampen buyer demand heading into the market’s slower time of year.October 24, 2025
- The shutdown’s main impact on housing so far? Buyer confidenceMortgage rates have dropped to 12-month lows, but pending sales have also fallen — an indication that buyers are cautious as the government remains shuttered.October 24, 2025
- CoStar, CRMLS resolve licensing fee disputeREcore, a CRMLS data provider, dismissed the lawsuit it filed earlier this week over unpaid fees. The company had threatened to cut listing feeds to Homes.com.October 23, 2025
- Mortgage rates plunge to lowest level in over a yearThe 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has steadily inched closer to 6% over the past few months — but economists are warning buyers that rates may not drop much more.October 23, 2025
- CRMLS venture sues CoStar, Homes.com over unpaid feesREcore, a data company built by California Regional MLS, says it will cut Homes.com's access to CRMLS listing feeds on Nov. 1 due to breach of contract.October 21, 2025
- Zillow pulls Matterport tours from listings, blames CoStarThe portal said CoStar, which acquired the 3D tech in April, did not renew Zillow’s Matterport agreement — but CoStar says that’s not the case.October 20, 2025
- Homeownership hasn’t been affordable in over 4 yearsHigher home prices, insurance costs and tax bills are countering the past few months of falling mortgage rates, which remain at relatively high levels.October 20, 2025
- We’ve seen this market cycle before — sort ofIn the 1980s, mortgage rates and home prices soared after a housing boom, then sales dried up — much like today’s market. Will our recovery look similar too?October 17, 2025
- Improving market conditions aren’t impressing would-be buyersMortgage rates ticked down this week and more homes are hitting the market, but demand has weakened.October 16, 2025
- Fed warms to rate cuts, but labor risks could hurt home salesCutting short-term rates two more times in 2025 could push down mortgage rates, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tackling high home prices is “not what we do.”October 14, 2025
