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| JPMorgan Announces $750 Billion Investment in Housing Through 2035, Aimed at Boosting Supply | ||
| 8/4/2026 3:21 PM | ||
| As homebuyers continue to struggle through the 2026 housing market amid affordability issues, rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty, one of the nation’s mega banks is stepping in with a major long-term investment into the housing market. JPMorgan Chase announced Aug. 3 that the firm intends to invest over $750 billio...Read More | ||
| Zillow Lays Off 500 Employees Ahead of Q2 Earnings Announcement | ||
| 8/4/2026 12:40 PM | ||
| Zillow has laid off 500 employees—about 7% of the portal’s 7,000 employees—in order to ensure a “disciplined cost structure” across the portal, according to an announcement by CEO Jeremy Wacksman today. In a blog post attributed to Wacksman, ahead of Wednesday’s Q2 2026 earnings release and investor call, the Zillow CEO described these “organiza...Read More | ||
| Carrington Acquires Valon Mortgage | ||
| 8/4/2026 12:37 PM | ||
| Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC has announced its acquisition of Valon Mortgage, Inc. from Valon Technologies, Inc., marking the close of a strategic partnership built around ValonOS, the AI-native operating system Valon has built for mortgage servicing. According to a release, under the agreement, Carrington expands its servicing portfo...Read More | ||
| Report: Majority of Metro Areas Saw Home Prices Increase in Q2 | ||
| 8/4/2026 11:55 AM | ||
| The latest home price and affordability data report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) released Aug. 4 shows more than 80% of metro markets (176 out of 221) saw home-price increases in the second quarter of 2026, an increase from 71% in the first quarter, while 5% of metro areas recorded double-digit price gains,…
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| Parked and Productive: How to Turn Car Time Into Winning Video Content | ||
| 8/4/2026 11:34 AM | ||
| Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. When a real estate agent takes a look at their calendar on any given day, there’s a good chance a significant chunk of time isn’t spent sitting behind… The pos...Read More | ||
| The ‘Rebuilding Phase Is Largely Behind Us,’ Offerpad CEO Says | ||
| 8/4/2026 10:11 AM | ||
| Years after so-called iBuyers—companies that promised to quickly buy and flip homes using algorithms to make profits—were supposed to take the industry by storm, one of the (relative) new kids on the block is settled in for a longer voyage. During its Q2 2026 earnings call on Aug. 3, Offerpad Chairman and CEO Brian Bair…
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| Making Lifetime Connections to Keep His Brokerage Thriving | ||
| 8/3/2026 3:34 PM | ||
| At the end of 2024, Mark Siwiec found himself confronting a problem most real estate agents would be happy to have: There was simply too much business. That year, Siwiec was considered (by at least a few reputable sources) the top agent in the six-county Rochester region, with approximately $92 million in sales. But the…
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| 25 Years of Solving the Tech Problems That Stop Real Estate Cold | ||
| 8/3/2026 2:42 PM | ||
| What happens when technology fails at the worst possible moment? A contract deadline is approaching, but the printer freezes. An agent on the go can’t connect to the MLS right before a showing. Or their smartphone suddenly won’t take a photo. These may sound like ordinary technology problems, but there is nothing ordinary about them… <...Read More | ||
| ‘Jury Is Still Out’ on a Summer Slowdown as July Data Remains Mixed: Report | ||
| 8/3/2026 2:16 PM | ||
| The hope for “resilience” and a year of stabilization in the housing market continues into the second half of 2026, as Realtor.com® Senior Economist Jake Krimmel said “the jury is still out” on whether or not we’re seeing a summer slowdown in the portal’s latest Monthly Housing Trends Report for July. Some signs in the… The pos...Read More | ||
| Court Report: eXp Sexual Assault Case Barrels Toward Trial; Zillow Lawsuit Tossed | ||
| 8/3/2026 2:06 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. Zillow class-action claims dismissed (for now) Judge James Robart of the federal Western District of Washington wrote in a 32-page order last week that a lawsuit filed by homebuyers against Z...Read More | ||