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| Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Appears in Confrontational Hearing Before U.S. Senate | ||
| 4/21/2026 3:06 PM | ||
| Tuesday morning, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh previously served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and remaining until 2011...Read More | ||
| Survey Reveals Biggest Misconceptions Consumers Have About the Homebuying Process | ||
| 4/21/2026 1:45 PM | ||
| About 85% of homeowners with mortgages say there is something they wish they had known before starting the homebuying process, according to a new survey by mortgage lender New American Funding. The biggest misconception involves down payments. According to the survey, about a fifth of respondents would have liked to know about down payment assis...Read More | ||
| FirstTeam Joins Zillow Preview to Publicly Pre-Market Listings | ||
| 4/21/2026 12:46 PM | ||
| FirstTeam® has announced that it has joined Zillow Preview, the portal’s new way to bring pre-market home listings into the open, earlier in the listing process. As part of the platform, Zillow stated that FirstTeam®’s 2,300 sales agents in California, Arizona, Idaho, and Washington can now publicly pre-market their listings on Zillow ...Read More | ||
| Do Your Own Research: What Recent Pre-Marketing Studies Say About Pricing, Policy and Privacy | ||
| 4/21/2026 12:39 PM | ||
| “I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.” That witticism, attributed to 19th century British orator and statesman George Canning, highlights something that remains extremely relevant today in the information age. While we have nearly unlimited access to data and analysis, they aren’t always—or perhaps often—leading us closer to the ...Read More | ||
| Pending Sales Data Indicate Spring Surge Still Possible | ||
| 4/21/2026 12:04 PM | ||
| The potential of a spring boom appears to still be on the table as pending home sales recorded another uptick in March, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The future outlook, however, continues to be on shaky ground as the Iranian conflict persists. NAR’s Pending Home Sales report found…...Read More | ||
| 26 MLSs Drive Restb.ai Past 1 Million Agents With Nationwide AI Deployment | ||
| 4/20/2026 3:02 PM | ||
| AI-powered computer vision technology company Restb.ai has announced it now reaches more than 1 million real estate agents through its growing network of MLS partnerships across the United States and Canada. With adoption spanning 26 new MLSs over the past 18 months, Restb.ai’s technology is believed to be one of the most widely deployed AI̷...Read More | ||
| Florida Associations Miami Realtors and RWorld Announce Merger | ||
| 4/20/2026 2:43 PM | ||
| The Miami Association of Realtors® (MIAMI) and Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors® (RWorld), along with their respective MLSs are merging into a single association and MLS, creating one of the nation’s largest Realtor associations. In a release, the two associations said the merger, effective May 11, 2026, will have a combi...Read More | ||
| From Agent to Owner: Team Leader Opens Brokerage in South Carolina | ||
| 4/20/2026 1:55 PM | ||
| Personable and communicative. For agents and clients who’ve worked with Shannon McNulty, those are likely the first qualities that come to mind. McNulty, a 12-year real estate pro and proud military veteran, has a deep respect for the people she serves and works with. She prides herself on her communication skills and reliability. After spending...Read More | ||
| COURT REPORT: eXp Looped Into Zillow RESPA Suit | ||
| 4/20/2026 12:59 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. eXp added as a defendant in Zillow RESPA case According to an amended complaint filed last week in Taylor v. Zillow, eXp Realty has been added as a defendant, being accused of supporting̷...Read More | ||
| Homesellers Cutting Prices at Record Rate as Buyer’s Market Intensifies, Per Redfin Study | ||
| 4/17/2026 12:45 PM | ||
| A record share of home sellers are slashing prices as the housing market increasingly favors buyers, according to new analysis from Redfin. According to the report, 34.2% of February home sellers lowered their list price—the highest February share in records dating back to 2012, up from 31.5% a year earlier. The data reveals a market…...Read More | ||