by maria | Aug 6, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Business, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Despite fierce headwinds driven by the war in Iran and still-rising mortgage rates, Rocket Companies reported impressive gains during its Q2 earnings call on August 6, thanks in large part to reaching “record levels” in both purchase and refinance...
by | Aug 6, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Florida-based Real Brokerage, like many other big players in the industry, is seeking to grow through acquisition. Its deal to purchase REMAX, announced in the spring, was part of a larger trend of big brokerages consolidating in the face of a challenging market and...
by | Aug 5, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Zillow Group reported an 18% increase in second-quarter revenue Wednesday, topping its high-end forecast even as the online real estate giant posted a narrow net loss over the quarter, just one day after announcing 500 layoffs companywide. The results outpaced the...
by | Aug 5, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Tennessee-based MLS Realtracs, two months after threatening to join Chicago-based MRED in cutting Zillow off from its listing feed, has entered into a new licensing agreement with the portal, which “ensures uninterrupted listing distribution” while ensuring Realtracs...
by | Aug 4, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
In his continued movement of expanding seller choice across real estate, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said he expects “more than 90% of MLSs to have rules that allow sellers to market both Private Exclusives and Coming Soons by the end of the year” during the company’s...
by | Aug 4, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
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...