by Beth McGuire | Feb 2, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, Luxury, National, News |
Compass has released its 2025 Ultra-Luxury Report, which examines U.S. home sales of $10 million and above across 84 markets. The findings point to a re-acceleration of ultra-luxury housing, driven by resurgent public and private financial markets. Across the markets...
by | Feb 2, 2026 | Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story |
In the real estate landscape of 2026, the industry has reached a definitive tipping point. The era of the “scrappy solo broker” managing everything from a laptop is hitting a wall of institutional complexity. Today, boutique firms are no longer just...
by | Feb 2, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
At the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve chose to keep interest rates unchanged. Recent monetary policy decisions have been facing conflicting incentives; the Fed’s mandate is maximum employment and price stability, but the...
by | Feb 2, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Despite signs of housing market normalization on the horizon, many consumers still feel constrained by affordability challenges. Consumers report that lower incomes, higher mortgage rates and a lack of supply in the market remain their biggest hurdles to affording a...
by Beth McGuire | Feb 2, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Above, Tammie Kennedy IVRE (Iron Valley Real Estate) has announced the addition of Tammie Kennedy as Franchise Business Consultant, further strengthening the company’s commitment to supporting franchise owners with proven, big-brokerage expertise. Kennedy brings more...
by Paige Brown | Feb 2, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Lofty has announced the launch of Lofty AOS, the first agentic AI operating system for real estate professionals. Designed specifically for brokerage and their agents, Lofty AOS is built to autonomously plan and execute entire workflows, removing common barriers to AI...