“In a housing market that’s bouncing along the bottom, Zillow continues to outperform both our outlook and the broader industry,” claimed CEO Jeremy Wacksman during the company’s Q3 2025 earnings call on Thursday, October 30. The call took on a congratulatory tone as Zillow leadership spotlighted strong financial performance and Zillow’s consumer and agent-facing initiatives,…
Rocket Companies—which recently completed its acquisition of both Mr. Cooper and Redfin—exceeded its revenue guidance during the third quarter, as noted during a Halloween Eve earnings call. The company reported Q3 adjusted revenue of $1.78 billion—beating the high end of its guidance range—generated $36 billion in net rate lock volume, up 26% over the previous…
From left, Broker/Owner Gary Ashton, Abby Lee, executive vice president, RE/MAX, LLC and Erik Carlson, CEO, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. The Ashton Real Estate Group of REMAX Advantage recently celebrated its 10th brokerage anniversary at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The company said the event marked a decade of impressive achievements and growth, led by founder…
For a couple years now, RE/MAX has publicly stated that it is focused on reversing a trend of shrinking agent count in the U.S.—even as the brokerage touts overseas growth. That still hasn’t happened, with the company reporting a 6.9% year-over-year drop in U.S. agents for Q3 2025, and lowering its top-end revenue projections from…
For most experienced residential real estate agents, it’s no longer same-old, same-old when it comes to getting clients into homes. In a market shifting due to affordability issues, along with hopeful first-timers viewing a property they would occupy, you might also be facing stern-faced investors with iPads. Or you might not see them at all…
Just in time for Halloween, America’s real estate market gets some unscary news: The zombies are going to their graves. So-called “zombie” foreclosures—homes abandoned by owners before formal foreclosure proceedings are completed—fell to 3.25% at the start of the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 3.38% from the previous quarter, according to ATTOM’s fourth-quarter Vacant…
The November issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at one year after NAR’s practice changes went into place, how commissions have shifted across the industry in RISMedia’s 2025 Contract & Commission Study. In addition, we take a look at…
Realtor.com® has announced the upcoming launch of FlyAround, an immersive low-altitude satellite view. Rolling out over the next few weeks, this new feature leverages 3D Maps from Google Maps Platform and transforms how consumers experience property listings, offering a dynamic, spatially rich perspective directly from listing pages. With FlyAround, powered by TopHap Inc, Realtor.com stated…
The real estate industry is in a moment of reckoning. Traditional brokerages are folding. Mega-mergers are rewriting playbooks. Agents are jumping ship, unsure if the next model will hold. We’re operating in the lowest housing market in 30 years, and the noise is deafening: layoffs, consolidations, lawsuits and headlines that read more like obituaries than…
Wrapping up 2025, it can be tempting to treat the fourth quarter as a cooldown period, to take stock and coast to January. For Stellar MLS and the professionals we serve, this time is different—this is the time to accelerate. High-performing professionals and MLSs do not use the last months of the year to slow…
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