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| A ‘Flat to Down’ 2026, But Not as Bad as It Feels | ||
| 7/23/2026 9:42 AM | ||
| Housing has spent 2026 running in place, and Zonda Chief Economist Ali Wolf doesn’t expect the picture to change much before 2027. Wolf delivered the national portion of Zonda’s third quarter housing market forecast webinar on Tuesday, saying that existing- and new-home sales are tracking essentially flat with 2025, with the firm now calling 202...Read More | ||
| BREAKING: Federal Lawmakers Home In on MRED-Compass Partnership | ||
| 7/22/2026 5:58 PM | ||
| A federal congressional committee sent letters to Compass CEO Robert Reffkin and MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen in relation to their partnership, scrutinizing the relationship between the nation’s largest brokerage and the Chicago-based MLS that is already at the center of a federal lawsuit. The letters were penned by a subcommittee of the House Judici...Read More | ||
| The Consumer Should Be the Point, Not the Talking Point | ||
| 7/22/2026 3:30 PM | ||
| The strangest part of the fight over private real estate listings is not that powerful companies are fighting for control of valuable inventory. That is business. It’s that what is too rarely said plainly is that consumer benefits and corporate benefits can coexist, and sometimes conflict. Compass calls its private listing strategy “seller...Read More | ||
| ‘Landmaxxing’ Is Leading Trend Among Affluent Buyers | ||
| 7/22/2026 2:55 PM | ||
| The trending real estate buying habits of the super rich have ushered a new term into our vernacular: “Landmaxxing.” Coldwell Banker’s new term for the frequency of affluent buyers scooping up neighboring larger properties and homes to maximize privacy, preserve views and create multigenerational living opportunities, landmaxxing is listed...Read More | ||
| NAR Strategic Plan Update Touts Federal Housing Bill, Legal Wins and MLS Guidance | ||
| 7/22/2026 2:47 PM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) provided the second quarterly update on its new strategic plan, as the organization has promised more transparency and a holistic turnaround after facing years of backlash in the wake of the commission lawsuits. In a statement, NAR CEO Nykia Wright, who took the reins with a mandate to make…...Read More | ||
| Second Century Ventures Partners With AMPI to Advance Innovation Across Mexico’s Real Estate Industry | ||
| 7/22/2026 2:00 PM | ||
| Second Century Ventures (SCV) announced a partnership with the Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI), which represents thousands of real estate professionals through more than 100 local sections throughout Mexico. SCV operates REACH, with programs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ...Read More | ||
| Reframing a Relisting: What the Data Says, and How Timing, Market Cycles and ‘Censoring’ Affects Outcomes | ||
| 7/22/2026 1:04 PM | ||
| A relisted property can carry several negative connotations, i.e., that it’s the second try of a listing that failed the first time, or that the seller is trying to game the days on market by canceling then relisting. But is this stereotype one that survives contact with reality? A 2025 study published in the Journal… The post...Read More | ||
| Mortgage Applications See Modest Rise Amid Rate Hikes | ||
| 7/22/2026 12:41 PM | ||
| Economists touted regional improvements to housing inventory for the increase in home-purchase application activity this week but cautioned the uptick will likely be short-lived with oil prices rising as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The latest Market Composite Index from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)—its me...Read More | ||
| Regional Report: High-End Sales Surge Across South Florida in Q2 | ||
| 7/22/2026 12:20 PM | ||
| South Florida’s luxury market saw a surge of transaction activity across both the single-family and condominium sectors during the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest data published in The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties’ Luxury Market Report. The firm noted that the major increase in high-end sales did not rely ...Read More | ||
| Stellar MLS Welcomes Realtors Association of Citrus County as New Corporate Shareholder | ||
| 7/22/2026 12:17 PM | ||
| Stellar MLS has announced the REALTORS® Association of Citrus County (RACC) as its newest corporate shareholder, expanding access to technology, tools, data and support to real estate professionals throughout Florida’s largest MLS coverage area, while connecting RACC members to the scale, service and stability of a nearly 80,000-customer ML...Read More | ||