Brands By Integra has announced the appointment of Dan Firda as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Firda joins the organization following his tenure as national vice president of Franchise Growth at Compass International Holdings where he played a key role in driving franchise growth, retention and strategic expansion initiatives. As part of a planned leadership…
The June 8 deadline for Zillow to fall in line with Realtracs’s updated listing rules came and went on Monday, with no immediate disruption or impact on listings. Rather than suspend Zillow’s access to its MLS data feed as it had threatened, Realtracs said negotiations with the portal remain active and will continue beyond the…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. New York Attorney General investigating Compass over antitrust concerns The antitrust division of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office is reportedly looking into Compass’s dominance in the New York residential market, and…
The U.S. housing market has been in a period of resetting and restructuring for years. And while many had hoped that 2026 would finally be the year the environment returned to “normal,” the market has only grown more complex amidst persistent economic uncertainty and industry disruptions. The truth? We may not know exactly what the…
Realtor.com® has announced the launch of RealAssist™ AI, a conversational home-search experience built with Google’s Gemini and Google Cloud that aims to transform how consumers navigate the homebuying journey. Currently available in beta to a select group users across desktop, mobile web and the Realtor.com® app, RealAssist AI enables buyers to search for homes using…
For a recent lunch meeting, I walked into a restaurant I had not been to in years, and before I even sat down, the owner greeted me by name. He remembered where I liked to sit, asked about my family, and introduced me to a few new staff members who had joined since my last…
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On a brisk March morning in Rhode Island, midway through one of the biggest announcements of his life, Dean deTonnancourt felt a flicker of nerves. The longtime brokerage owner had assembled his 300 agents—people he cares about deeply, many of whom had been with their national brand for years—to announce the conversion of their successful,…
PropSteam has announced the return of its podcast, PropStream Pros, with Season 3 premiering on June 11. Designed to educate, inspire and empower real estate professionals, the podcast features conversations with successful agents, investors, coaches and industry leaders who share their experiences, lessons learned and practical insights for building thriving businesses. Season 3 will kick…
Lofty has announced the launch of its new Client Transaction Portal, designed to give homebuyers and sellers real-time visibility into their transactions while allowing agents to maintain control over their internal workflows. Delivered through the Closely app and integrated directly within Lofty Transactions, the company stated that the new portal enables agents to share transaction…
Late last year, Bright MLS General Counsel Brian Schneider was doing what millions of people do every day—asking AI large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude and Google Gemini for information on real estate listings. But Schneider’s motives were very different from the average consumer. As part of a regular review process, Schneider was checking…
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