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| Big-Brand Power With a Boutique Touch | ||
| 10/29/2026 12:41 PM | ||
| Nick Warren CEO Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Warren Residential Boston, Massachusetts https://warrenre.com Region served: Greater Boston Area Years in real estate: 20 Number of offices: 1 Number of agents: 35 Work philosophy that you live by: Take care of your agents, and they’ll take care of the clients. You built Warren Residential with a l...Read More | ||
| Howard Hanna Expands Into Alabama; Partners with ARC Realty and Capstone Realty | ||
| 10/29/2026 12:40 PM | ||
| Howard Hanna Real Estate Services announced its expansion into Alabama through a partnership, operating under two established brands, ARC Realty and Capstone Realty. According to a release, the partnership brings 875 agents across 12 offices in Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville. The partnership brings the three groups together to operate as ...Read More | ||
| ‘Open Real Estate’ Is Promising to Support MLSs. What do MLSs Think? | ||
| 10/29/2026 12:32 PM | ||
| “Is Open Real Estate a national MLS?” That question, proffered by Open Real Estate itself on its website as soon as the initiative was launched, made it clear the founders—namely, AGNT (eXp and NextHome), HomeServices of America, Real REMAX Group and Keller Williams—knew that at least some in the industry would see that project in… ...Read More | ||
| Good News (for Homeowners) as Home Prices Rose in 78% of Metro Markets in Q3 | ||
| 10/29/2026 12:17 PM | ||
| Home prices rose in 78% of metro markets during the third quarter of 2026, according to the National Association of Realtors®’ latest quarterly report. This is down from 80% in Q2, but shows the continued value and equity-building power of homeownership even in a down market. Four percent of metro areas recorded double-digit price gai...Read More | ||
| Breaking: Zillow Pays $212.5 Million to Settle iBuying Shareholder Lawsuit | ||
| 10/28/2026 5:08 PM | ||
| After just under five years of litigation, Zillow announced today that it is paying out over $210 million to shareholders who claimed the company misrepresented the company’s ability to predict and profit from flipping homes at the height of the pandemic boom market, resulting in significant losses for the company. “We are incredibly pleased to&...Read More | ||
| Compass President Neda Navab Outlines Next Chapter for Brokerage at RETREAT | ||
| 10/28/2026 2:40 PM | ||
| Compass President Neda Navab outlined her vision for the next chapter of the brokerage at the company’s annual RETREAT in New Orleans, announcing new investments to strengthen connections among Compass agents, raise standards for agents joining the brokerage and expand the reach of the Compass brand. “While we’ve grown and chan...Read More | ||
| CoStar Beats Out Expectations, Expanding Portfolio With Another Acquisition | ||
| 10/28/2026 2:17 PM | ||
| In a continuation of the company’s acquisition strategy as of late, CoStar announced another is in the works as it recorded another strong quarter of financials. In the company’s Q3 earnings call, Founder and CEO Andy Florance announced that CoStar is in the process of acquiring another company to add to its portfolio: aerial-imagery programR...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications Tick Up; Big Picture Still Subdued | ||
| 10/28/2026 2:13 PM | ||
| The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest survey recorded a modest but positive 3.4% increase in mortgage loan application volume from last week’s survey. The mortgage loan application volume, also known as the Market Composite Index, is MBA’s measure of the mortgage purchases, refinances and other mortgage activities in the week bef...Read More | ||
| No New Rate Hike Now, but Future Fed Maneuvers Uncertain | ||
| 10/28/2026 1:54 PM | ||
| The newest results from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC), the rate-setting body that meets roughly eight times per year, varied greatly from the previous one in mid-September, which came with a unanimous vote to hike interest rates, after many economists predicted that outcome. This time there was no rate hike. The Fed left…...Read More | ||
| Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years for Sex-Trafficking | ||
| 10/28/2026 12:48 PM | ||
| After being found guilty on all charges of sex-trafficking earlier this year, the Alexander brothers were formally sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Tuesday, the culmination of a high-profile investigation and trial related to numerous sex crimes and abuses against women spanning multiple years. The 39-year-old twins Oren and Alon Alexa...Read More | ||