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The brokerage leads the Mega 1000 with over $262B in sales volume. Plus, SERHANT makes its debut on the list while LPT, Epique and other firms make big gains.

Areeje Akhtar Oriol joins Douglas Elliman as the CEO’s chief of staff. Plus, Edwin Acevedo begins his term at NAHREP; JPAR Real Estate promotes Tony Delgado.

As new distribution models emerge, the industry faces a fundamental question: Maintain an open marketplace or control access to listings?

With over 1M new Hispanic households formed just last year, “the influence of Latino buyers will only grow over time,” NAHREP 2026 President Edwin Acevedo said.

After a judge dismissed the Hardy case in Michigan, NAR and regional associations facing similar suits in other states hope the ruling will work in their favor.

Zillow reports an uptick in web traffic for home listings, while ICE finds that today’s market is “better supplied and more balanced than in recent years.”

Real estate professionals have an obligation to put their clients’ best interests first. Sometimes, that means telling them their inclinations may be wrong.

Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman draws a clear line between private listings and PLNs: “You have to be honest” about days on market, she says.

A multi-state brokerage affiliates with United. Plus, Lamacchia expands in Connecticut; Elliman enters the Wine Country; Compass, Realty ONE add agents; more.

The plaintiffs are trying to block Anywhere’s opt-in settlement in another commissions case known as Tuccori. The deal received preliminary approval in March.

The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, potentially bringing good news for household formation and mobility. But the momentum may not continue into April.

The Washington-based MLS, which was sued by the brokerage a year ago, said it’s fighting “a battle for the future of the American real estate market.”

The strength of the MLS lies in how participants use it to move the industry forward, with cooperative competition, transparency, and a focus on the consumer.

Baby boomers whose kids live elsewhere own about 28% of the nation’s large homes while millennial parents — who own about 16% — struggle for a slice of the pie.

Homebuyers and sellers appear to be hesitating, with mortgage application activity stalling as weekly average rates hit 6.46% following five weeks of increases.

A new “Expertise Profile” will now be part of the application process. “We want members with the right experience, ideas and leadership,” NAR’s president said.

New research analyzing 20 years of metro-area transactions found that homes sold off-market earned a 1.7% premium — but the findings may not apply elsewhere.

Some companies have seen their share prices drop by 30% — or more — over the past year amid sluggish housing market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty.

Compensation remains stable, but agents have mixed views on private listings and consolidation — and they want more from MLSs, a Cotality/ResiClub survey found.

Eight of the association’s 95-plus committees will be sunset this year in “an important first step” toward increasing efficiency, NAR’s president said.