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Ben Caballero of HomesUSA.com closed $3.6B+ in sales in 2025. Plus, ERA adds PA affiliate; The Agency adds 9th Texas office; ROA expands to Puerto Rico; more.

The quirky trend can be explained in part by the flexibility of home builders as they navigate higher material costs and persistent economic uncertainty.

CoStar will gain access to “deep relationships across the homebuilding industry” as it bolsters its position in the new home market, CEO Andy Florance said.

Amid public disagreements between brokerages, portals and MLSs about “objective criteria” for the display of listings, NAR hopes to provide clarity.

The MLS is pro-consumer, NAR told the DOJ and FTC, and requested guidance on how to promote cooperation without "facilitating coordination among competitors."

Michael Saunders & Co. appoints chief information officer; Decode Real Estate names founding partner; Global Luxury VP Michael Altneu departs Coldwell Banker.

With mortgage rates still elevated, pending and new home sales — along with mortgage applications — have all trended down as affordability weakens.

Real estate investors are pulling back as rising homeownership costs, economic uncertainty and slowing price growth in some areas threaten to reduce profits.

11 settlements in the homebuyer commissions case were preliminarily approved Tuesday, including deals with NAR, HomeServices, Hanna Holdings, Compass and eXp.

Using the MLS system to restrict access, punish competitors or advance one's interests at the expense of the market costs the consumer more than anyone else.

Shifts in household incomes, home prices and mortgage rates will be key to housing affordability improvements in the next decade, according to Oxford Economics.

The Tennessee-based MLS is the second to claim Zillow is violating its IDX rules, and it says the portal has until June 1 to comply — or lose listing access.

Founder Ryan Rodenbeck said he realized his firm is already in a position to handle the heavy lifting — and doesn’t need a larger brokerage’s resources to grow.

Lead Engine and Rules Engine are available now via the AI platform. Plus, Cloze-SkySlope integration expands; Hive MLS launches Relevate SSO Dashboard.

The trade organization highlighted MLSs as collaborative entities that benefit consumers and the real estate industry by sharing and protecting listing data.

Chris Kelly explains why his company became a Broker Listing Exchange launch partner — and why the move doesn’t signal a break in its relationship with MLSs.

Rocket exec Joe Rath discusses the Compass deal, Redfin’s stance on transparency, Varun Krishna’s “great relationship” with Glenn Kelman and more.

The structure of the deal — shaped by clear guardrails — is key to a successful sale. For brokerage sellers in particular, well-defined terms are critical.

Recent industry headlines have been focused on the big players, but independent and mid-sized firms have some competitive advantages in this shifting market.

Contract signings remain sluggish compared to pre-pandemic norms, but new data suggests 2026 has shown improvement over the past few spring homebuying seasons.