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Damian Eales sees Zillow as both a top competitor and an important partner, and explains why he has continued to “call out” Homes.com.

Federal policy changes could impact real estate in surprising ways, but economists are predicting fairly modest shifts in the new year.

So far, the pace of home sales has been slower this year, but the fall bump in pending sales could translate to a December rally — if mortgage rates drop.

Multiple filings were submitted last week related to the NAR settlement, eXp deal and a homebuyer case, with several new appeals filed this week.

The $444 million deal brings the 8th-largest brokerage firm into the Compass fold and represents the brokerage giant’s first major move into the global market.

The National Association of Realtors reported having roughly 1.52 million members in December, despite growing pushback from agents and local associations.

Feel like housing forecasts have been off lately? That’s because the market hasn’t been behaving as expected. See which factors are playing a bigger role.

Watch the conversation with Russ Cofano, a proptech, association and brokerage exec who warns of a leadership void and a “bullseye on the real estate industry.”

Bay Area team joins KW Thrive; ex-eXp CFO moves to LPT; BHGRE expands in Tenn. with merger; REA surpasses 1,000 agents; The Agency launches NY title company.

As household composition shifts, builders look to the starter homes of yesteryear to deliver more practical, affordable single-family homes for today’s buyers.

While class members “may not recover every dollar they paid to real estate agents, that is the nature of settlements,” Judge Bough wrote in his Nov. 27 order.

The Chicago-area powerhouse filed its agreement in the Gibson/Umpa case on the same day that NAR and HomeServices finalized their settlements.

Buyers found a bit of relief last month, leading to more sales activity — but rising inflation is lurking heading into the holidays.

Kevin Brown, who will lead NAR in 2026, says he’s seen “the transformative power of homeownership” to move people out of poverty. “That’s why I do this.”

A last-minute filing by the DOJ and a handful of objections failed to derail the settlements, which cap more than five years of litigation in Sitzer/Burnett.

A new complaint, like others filed in Michigan and Pennsylvania, claims that requiring association membership as a precondition for MLS access is monopolistic.

With the NAR settlement on the cusp of approval, a filing from the Department of Justice cast a shadow on a core part of the deal. Now what?

The Compass CEO said more than a third of consumers prefer private listings and called out "false narratives" from MLSs. Does that tell the whole story?

Industry insiders quickly weighed in on the agency’s Sunday filing, which suggested that the settlement won’t protect NAR from future antitrust action.

Consolidation has become common in residential real estate as MLSs, teams and brokerage companies strive to win by leveraging economies of scale.