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| Florida Once More Considering Elimination of State’s Real Estate Commission | ||
| 12/15/2025 2:13 PM | ||
| Earlier in 2025, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill that would have deregulated several professional accreditations within Florida and abolished commissions/regulatory bodies—that exist as part of the larger Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)—overseeing those professions. One is the Florida Real Est...Read More | ||
| Builder Confidence Ends 2025 in Negative Territory, With Hope for 2026 | ||
| 12/15/2025 1:34 PM | ||
| Builder confidence remained in negative territory for the final month of 2025—as it did throughout the year due to continued economic and market challenges—though there’s some hope for a better year in 2026, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) data. The December NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) found ...Read More | ||
| Not for Sale (Yet): How Unlisted Is Transforming Off-Market Real Estate | ||
| 12/15/2025 12:47 PM | ||
| Sometimes your dream home isn’t on the MLS, and that’s because it may not be for sale…yet. For Katie Hill, founder of Unlisted, the home she had her eye on was her neighbor’s, but it wasn’t for sale, at least not yet. Her dream of downsizing and being able to lounge in a backyard pool,… The post Read More | ||
| COURT REPORT: Zillow Lawsuits Consolidated; Class Action Against Homebuilder Giant Dropped | ||
| 12/15/2025 12:38 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. Federal judge has agreed to consolidate the Taylor and Armstrong lawsuits A federal judge in Seattle has consolidated two related class-action lawsuits against Zillow into a single case. ...Read More | ||
| Google Brings Listings Straight to Search in Potential Bombshell Move | ||
| 12/15/2025 12:31 PM | ||
| Amidst the rapidly accelerating multi-front war over real estate listings, the most important player may have just made its first move. Tech giant Google has started a “controlled experiment” to include real estate listings in sponsored search results, according to HouseCanary, a property data company that is working with Google to provide listi...Read More | ||
| Reliance Announces Rebrand as RELIANCEai | ||
| 12/12/2025 12:41 PM | ||
| Reliance has announced its sweeping rebrand to RELIANCEai™, marking a bold transformation in the company’s identity and platform direction, and reflecting the industry’s shift toward intelligent, immersive and deeply integrated technology experiences. Founded in 2001, Reliance Network stated that it grew from a small real estate tech team into t...Read More | ||
| The Digital Edge: How AI and Data Are Transforming Real Estate | ||
| 12/12/2025 12:35 PM | ||
| Above: Panelists—Wolfram Gast, Abhii Dabbas and Berry Everitt—discuss “The Digital Edge: How AI and Data Are Transforming Real Estate” at LeadingRE’s Global Symposium, moderated by COO Kate Reisinger. At Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s (LeadingRE) Global Symposium in Prague, members from 31 countries explored how global trends...Read More | ||
| Maintaining Success in Today’s Ever-Evolving Market | ||
| 12/12/2025 12:09 PM | ||
| More than just a listing tool for brokers and agents, an MLS is a comprehensive platform that provides essential tools, technology and support through its products and services. REsides distinguishes itself as one such MLS by delivering customized support and innovative technology—something Karen Ryan, broker associate and lowcountry area manage...Read More | ||
| NAR Report: Home-Purchase Affordability Relatively Stable in October | ||
| 12/12/2025 11:40 AM | ||
| As 2025 comes to a close, affordability has stabilized somewhat for many homebuyers, according to the latest National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) Housing Affordability Index. NAR’s data saw the qualifying income needed to buy a home decrease slightly to $100,272 in October (based on a 25% qualifying ratio for monthly housing expense to ...Read More | ||
| Top Trends Driving Real Estate Wins in 2025 | ||
| 12/11/2025 3:24 PM | ||
| As the year closes out, we’re looking back at some of the trends that have defined success for real estate professionals across the board in 2025—chief among them the growing embrace of AI. In an ever-evolving market that sees consistent innovation in hardware, software and strategy, staying ahead begins with paying attention to those shiftsR...Read More | ||