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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Mortgage rate watchers point out that so far this year rates have fallen 87 basis points from their mid-January peak, a welcome event for homebuyers that have been waiting on the sidelines and homeowners who have been considering refinancing. According to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) released by Freddie Mac Thursday, the average…
The government remains shut down, and at least in some areas, housing markets are starting to show “early signs” of slowing activity, according to Realtor.com®’s October 2025 Monthly Housing Trends Report, which found that markets with the highest numbers of federal employees see “modest” impacts. “At this stage, the housing market effects of the federal…
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC hosted its sold-out annual “The Better Retreat” last week in Nashville, Tennessee. The three-day event brought together BHGRE® affiliated brokers, agents and brokerage staff to sharpen their competitive edge in today’s fast-moving market, the company said. With an agenda centered on professional growth, productivity and differentiation, BHGRE says…
The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties expanded their membership with Forbes Global Properties to include Lee and Monroe counties. As the worldwide real estate partner of Forbes, the invitation-only network offers a consumer marketplace of luxury homes to its audience of over 167 million individuals. Lee and Monroe join Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin…
Forbes Global Properties has announced that Forty-Eight, the Channel Island’s only luxury estate agency, has joined its network. Headquartered on an offshore island situated in the English Channel close to France, the business will operate from the island of Jersey and have a presence on the main high street, serving as the exclusive representative of…
In an earnings report Oct. 30, The Real Brokerage, a digital-focused brokerage, announced results for the third quarter with jumps in revenue and agent count. They follow positive numbers from the second quarter. “In the third quarter, revenue increased 53% to $568.5 million while operating losses narrowed compared to last year,” said Ravi Jani, CFO.…
Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies has announced an integration of two business solutions: Lone Wolf Transact and Follow Up Boss, allowing direct communication between them. Lone Wolf cites advantages such as cutting out manual data entry, and simplifying deal transactions by allowing initiation and management of Lone Wolf transactions within Follow Up Boss, so as…
Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its second interest rate cut of the year—the second in a row—in the midst of a government shutdown. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced at its October meeting today that it has cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point. This follows a 25-basis-point cut…
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