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| Redfin’s Superbowl Debut Kicks Off a Scavenger Hunt for $1 Million Home | ||
| 2/5/2026 7:45 PM | ||
| Real estate portal Redfin, a part of Rocket Companies, has announced “The Great American Home Search”–a contest kicking off from a Superbowl commercial on Sunday that offers the opportunity for players to win a home valued at more than $1 million. Players must download or update the Redfin app to participate in this scavenger-hunt-style promotio...Read More | ||
| Report: Inventory Gains Slow Down in January | ||
| 2/5/2026 3:23 PM | ||
| U.S. housing supply continued to grow this past January, but the recovery lost momentum as inventory moved further away from pre-pandemic norms, according to Realtor.com®’s January Monthly Housing Report. These trends signal renewed supply constraints even as prices remained largely flat nationwide. Active listings increased 10% year-over-y...Read More | ||
| 3 Signs Your Phone Outreach is Hurting Your Brand and How to Fix it | ||
| 2/5/2026 2:27 PM | ||
| Phone outreach is still one of the fastest ways for agents to connect with motivated prospects. But in today’s carrier-regulated environment, how you call matters just as much as who you call. Research shows that over 95 percent of calls labeled as spam are never answered, underscoring how quickly poor calling practices can limit connection̷...Read More | ||
| Lone Wolf Launches API Portal to Expand Connectivity Across Its Real Estate Cloud | ||
| 2/5/2026 2:26 PM | ||
| Lone Wolf Technologies has launched the Lone Wolf API Portal, a centralized platform designed to accelerate integrations and expand connectivity across the Lone Wolf Foundation, its cloud-based ecosystem for real estate. The new API Portal provides brokers, teams, agents and technology partners with secure access to Lone Wolf’s application...Read More | ||
| How to Host a Successful Open House In Winter | ||
| 2/5/2026 1:56 PM | ||
| January 2026 saw an enormous winter snowstorm sweep across the United States, one that surely left a few canceled open houses in its wake. While all of the snow likely hasn’t melted away just yet, you can’t delay your business for a whole season. If you handle it right, you can still host a perfect… The post Read More | ||
| Mortgage Rates Continue to Hold Steady Around 6% | ||
| 2/5/2026 1:50 PM | ||
| Housing market watchers say improving home affordability and inventory levels are short-term positives for home shoppers, but caution that the maintaining the independence of the Federal Reserve and tracking broader economic conditions like consumer confidence and economic uncertainty, will help predict where the housing market is heading in the...Read More | ||
| Zillow’s January Market Report Shows Improving Affordability for Homebuyers | ||
| 2/5/2026 12:59 PM | ||
| A new January market report shows home values have fallen on a monthly basis for six consecutive months and monthly mortgage payments on a typical home are now 8.4% less expensive than a year ago, driven down primarily by lower mortgage rates. The data comes from the latest Zillow® Home Value Index released Feb. 4… The post Read More | ||
| Fed Governor Lisa Cook Addresses Gap Between Economic Performance and Sentiment | ||
| 2/5/2026 12:41 PM | ||
| At the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve chose to keep interest rates unchanged. Both Fed Governor Michelle Bowman (who is a voting member of the committee) and retiring Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic (who is not) have characterized the current U.S. economy as “resilient,” where annual inflation has ...Read More | ||
| Annual REMAX R4 Conference Set to Bring ‘One Global Network’ Together | ||
| 2/5/2026 12:31 PM | ||
| The 2026 REMAX R4® conference, the global real estate brand’s flagship event for business growth and international networking, will bring thousands of REMAX® affiliates together Feb. 22-25. This year’s event, with an emphasis on “One Global Network,” is designed to empower real estate agents with the insights, relationships and innovat...Read More | ||
| What to Know About the 2026 Housing Market So Far | ||
| 2/5/2026 11:50 AM | ||
| Labeled a “transition” year for the housing market, 2026 will continue to shift and grow as it did at the beginning of 2025. To be successful against the grain of change, real estate professionals must be aware of the many continuing trends and challenges. Cotality’s latest report details several of the key trends real estate&#...Read More | ||