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| James Dwiggins: ‘It’s Time to Stand Up to Bullies | ||
| 10/1/2026 2:17 PM | ||
| Above, NextHome President James Dwiggins at RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange. Photo by AJ Canaria. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Real estate has always been a competitive industry, but other brokers aren’t your biggest threat. That’s according to panelists at RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange who sounded the alarm that ...Read More | ||
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| CMLS Launches New Brokerage Membership to Strengthen MLS-Broker Collaboration | ||
| 10/1/2026 1:12 PM | ||
| The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) has announced a new Brokerage Membership category designed to bring MLS and brokerage leaders together for more direct dialogue, collaboration and shared learning. According to a release, the new membership reflects a simple premise: Building the MLS of the future requires the people who operate ML...Read More | ||
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| HouseCanary CEO: Full Steam Ahead With Google Partnership | ||
| 10/1/2026 12:44 PM | ||
| Above, John Featherston, left, and Chris Rediger In a wide-ranging one-on-one discussion at RISMedia’s 2026 CEO & Leadership Exchange in Washington, D.C., Chris Rediger, CEO of housing data firm HouseCanary, told RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston how his company’s partnership with Google will impact real estate, as well as lowering t...Read More | ||
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| Rechat Unveils Websites for Brokerages, Teams and Agents | ||
| 10/1/2026 11:46 AM | ||
| Rechat has launched Rechat Websites, pairing an app that runs a brokerage’s marketing, CRM and transactions with websites that are answer-engine optimized and designed with luxury real estate professionals in mind. The brokerage, team and agent sites, along with every listing page, are built from the roster, listings and data already in Rechat, ...Read More | ||
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| United CEO Urges Industry to Ignore Macro and Embrace ‘Entropic Situation’ | ||
| 10/1/2026 11:11 AM | ||
| Above, United Real Estate CEO Dan Duffy at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange. Photo by AJ Canaria. WASHINGTON, D.C.—United Real Estate’s outspoken CEO Dan Duffy, in a keynote address kicking off RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, offered some pointed criticism of NAR and its progress executing a turnaround from th...Read More | ||
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| HomeServices of America Acquires 1000WATT | ||
| 10/1/2026 9:44 AM | ||
| HomeServices of America has announced it has acquired 1000WATT real estate research agency. According to a release, the move will expand the resources available across HomeServices of America’s operating companies and HSF Affiliates, including the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise network. Cofounded by Brian Boero and Marc Davison, 1000W...Read More | ||
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| The October Special Edition Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live | ||
| 9/30/2026 2:30 PM | ||
| The October special edition issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at how real estate tech leaders on the forefront of AI are going beyond the hype and getting to the truth of the evolving technology. In addition, we take…
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| Compass Threatens More Legal Action Against MLSs, with CRMLS Leading Opposition | ||
| 9/30/2026 10:42 AM | ||
| Accusing the mega-brokerage of conducting a scorched earth—and illegal—pressure campaign, California-based CRMLS said it has rejected a Compass “demand” that it alter rules around public marketing, and is preparing its own legal and public response to what it characterizes as self-serving and cynical moves to consolidate market share. CRMLS Gene...Read More | ||
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| Inflation Grows But Below Estimates of Fed’s Expectations | ||
| 9/30/2026 10:03 AM | ||
| The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that inflation grew at a faster rate throughout August, possibly contributing toward the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates in mid-September. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% on a monthly basis, a slight increase from July’s index increase of 0.2%. On a y...Read More | ||
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| Harnessing the AI Juggernaut | ||
| 9/30/2026 8:37 AM | ||
| When it comes to AI, I think we can all agree: The train has left the station. Moving at a speed never before seen, artificial intelligence adoption rates are more than double that of smartphones and tablets when they hit the scene in 2007. The question is, how’s a real estate professional—and the industry at… The post Read More | ||