by | Jul 23, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
If the last few years have taught real estate practitioners anything, it’s that the housing market is anything but predictable. The COVID-19 pandemic threw what can only be described as a massive wrench into many of the “typical” trends of the market. So many ways in...
by Beth McGuire | Jul 23, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The typical summer sales slowdown is being made worse, economists say, by renewed geopolitical tension in the Middle East, putting upward pressure on inflation and causing more financial strain for would-be buyers. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate (FRM) rose 3...
by | Jul 23, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As climate change continues to impact housing markets, there are some indications that buyers aren’t immediately dissuaded by long-term climate risks when home shopping. The new 2026 Realtor.com® Housing and Climate Risk Report corroborates this while also delving...
by | Jul 23, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
If one had to guess what state leads the way on sustainability, meaning its cities scored high in environment, transportation, energy sources and lifestyle categories, it probably wouldn’t be a surprise to find out that the winner is California. Indeed, a recent...
by | Jul 23, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
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...
by | Jul 22, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
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...