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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty Partners With RELIANCEai; Launches New Website
11/9/2026 2:41 PM
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty (BHHS EWM Realty), the South Florida-based real estate brokerage, unveiled its newly redesigned website in partnership with RELIANCEai™, a real estate technology and agentic AI provider. According to a release—after joining HomeServices of America in 2003 and rebranded as BHHS EWM Realty in 2019—...Read More
 
Why Now Is the Time to Prepare Senior Homes for the Spring Market
11/9/2026 2:12 PM
For seniors preparing to sell a home they’ve lived in for decades, fall may be the ideal time to start downsizing before spring brings a new wave of buyers. When the weather starts to cool and the leaves start to fall from the trees, it can feel like a natural time to reset, to refresh… The post Read More
 
Court Report: Tuccori Settlements on Hold as Judge Requests Further Logistics
11/9/2026 2:07 PM
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Tuccori settlement on hold after judge request The approval of settlement agreements with more than 20 real estate companies in a major antitrust lawsuit filed by recent homebuyers challengin...Read More
 
Significant Pent-Up Demand Could Be Released If Supply, Affordability and Confidence Improve
11/9/2026 2:01 PM
A wave of sidelined homebuyers could be poised to flood the housing market if a trifecta of housing supply and affordability improve and consumer confidence picks up. How likely that is remains unclear, however. That was the theme of a market outlook delivered this past Friday by National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yu...Read More
 
New NAR Policies Allow MLS Data-Feed Restrictions, Photo Copyright
11/9/2026 1:52 PM
In the face of a rapid and accelerating shift in the MLS landscape, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) announced today that it is introducing two new optional MLS policies, focused on topics at the forefront of the ongoing debate—namely, data and membership—along with tweaks to MLS committee eligibility and a new policy statement. ...Read More
 
SERHANT. Latest Brokerage to Join American Real Estate Association
11/9/2026 1:43 PM
The American Real Estate Association (ARA) on Nov. 9 announced that SERHANT., founded by celebrity agent Ryan Serhant, famous for his Manhattan-based reality TV show, has joined the national trade association.  Since expanding beyond New York in 2023, SERHANT. has grown to 20 states and Washington, D.C., including 2026 launches in Californi...Read More
 
Why Real Estate Agents Should Be Building Their Buyer Network Before They Need It
11/9/2026 11:54 AM
With properties potentially spending more time on the market and buyers becoming increasingly selective, real estate agents who wait until a listing goes live to start searching for interested buyers may find themselves at a disadvantage. Building a reliable buyer network before you need it can help you market listings more strategically, better...Read More
 
Mortgage Mix: Buyers Turning to ARMs Due to Elevated Rates; Compass Expands Its Mortgage Business
11/6/2026 1:18 PM
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. The numbers: While mortgage rates had hit a peak and were nearing the high-end of the 7% range, they have now decreased for the third straight week to 7.18% for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and&...Read More
 
AGNT Posts 6% Revenue Growth in Q3, Expects ‘Difficult’ Market Into 2027
11/6/2026 11:57 AM
AGNT, the parent company for eXp Realty and NextHome, posted revenue growth despite economic headwinds of high rates and sluggish home demand, the company announced during an earnings call Thursday. Closed real estate sales transactions reached 131,000 in the third quarter of 2026, up 8% year-over-year, alongside a 10% jump in sales volume to $5...Read More
 
Compass ‘Welcomes’ Open Real Estate, Sees Record Quarterly Earnings
11/6/2026 11:54 AM
As Open Real Estate makes headlines around the future of listing flow and control, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin addressed the initiative in the company’s third quarter earnings call, saying Compass “welcome(s) this change.” Reffkin said that Open Real Estate’s plan “actually validates” Compass’s messaging over recent years, and he is “excited to s...Read More