by | Aug 17, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Real Brokerage and RE/MAX—one of the world’s leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services—recently announced that shareholders of both companies approved Real’s proposed acquisition of RE/MAX at their respective special meetings, moving the major...
by | Aug 17, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Builder sentiment remains muted from economic and geopolitical uncertainty, elevated mortgage rates and rising construction costs, with the latest data and analysis from homebuilders painting an overall still-muddled picture of near-term housing demand and...
by | Aug 17, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Real estate’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) was built on a century of shared data and mutual trust among brokers. Now, a panel of industry executives says that trust between agents and consumers is fraying as more properties get pulled into private listing networks....
by | Aug 17, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. NAR said it will “suffer prejudice” without Umansky fraud documents The National Association of Realtors® (NAR)...
by | Aug 14, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The American Real Estate Association (ARA) has announced the appointment of John Blount as its chief lobbyist. Blount previously served as chief lobbyist for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). According to ARA, the hire signals its intent to be a strong...
by | Aug 14, 2026 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Consumer attitudes toward the economy reversed course as sentiment fell by nearly 8% so far for August. The University of Michigan’s monthly preliminary consumer sentiment survey reported a sharp decline. On a month-over-month basis, consumer sentiment dropped...