Zillow is closing out 2025 with a striking milestone. According to the company, its suite of agent-focused tools has collectively saved real estate professionals the equivalent of over 85 years of work time in 2025. That’s 744,600 hours—enough time to: Walk around the Earth nonstop almost 90 times, Travel to the moon and back over…

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Brown Harris Stevens Miami has added The Arca Group to its South Florida operations, expanding its regional presence with the addition of an all-female team of experienced agents.  The Arca Group includes Jenny Gonzalez, Rocio Useche, Adriana Sanchez and Diana Yocum. Collectively, the team brings more than 50 years of experience working with international, out-of-state…

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The news is good for real estate agents. At the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Real Estate Forecast Summit, held remotely earlier this month, Jessica Lautz, NAR’s deputy chief economist & VP of research, highlighted data showing that 88% of buyers use an agent to help them navigate the home transaction process.  Additionally, the use…

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Above, top row from left, Laurie Mecier-Brochu and Keith Ard; bottom row from left, Matthew Melinger and Kimberly Cocotos Industry reports examining the luxury real estate market have shown that there are two tracks unfolding as we head into the new year–balance and a slowing pace of price appreciation in some markets while others continue…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Federal judge has agreed to consolidate the Taylor and Armstrong lawsuits A federal judge in Seattle has consolidated two related class-action lawsuits against Zillow into a single case.  The Taylor v. Zillow class-action…

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Amidst the rapidly accelerating multi-front war over real estate listings, the most important player may have just made its first move. Tech giant Google has started a “controlled experiment” to include real estate listings in sponsored search results, according to HouseCanary, a property data company that is working with Google to provide listings to the…

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Reliance Announces Rebrand as RELIANCEai

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Reliance has announced its sweeping rebrand to RELIANCEai™, marking a bold transformation in the company’s identity and platform direction, and reflecting the industry’s shift toward intelligent, immersive and deeply integrated technology experiences. Founded in 2001, Reliance Network stated that it grew from a small real estate tech team into the enterprise infrastructure behind tens of…

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Above: Panelists—Wolfram Gast, Abhii Dabbas and Berry Everitt—discuss “The Digital Edge: How AI and Data Are Transforming Real Estate” at LeadingRE’s Global Symposium, moderated by COO Kate Reisinger.  At Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s (LeadingRE) Global Symposium in Prague, members from 31 countries explored how global trends are reshaping local markets. Among the…

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More than just a listing tool for brokers and agents, an MLS is a comprehensive platform that provides essential tools, technology and support through its products and services. REsides distinguishes itself as one such MLS by delivering customized support and innovative technology—something Karen Ryan, broker associate and lowcountry area manager for South Carolina-based Howard Hanna…

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