Zillow posted a strong earnings report for Q1 2026, with revenue up year-over-year as the company launches new consumer-facing initiatives.  But in CEO Jeremy Wacksman’s opening remarks to investors yesterday after the report, he specifically framed Zillow’s success as overcoming a housing market in a rut.  “We once again outperformed the broader housing market, which…

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A federal judge in Virginia has denied a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) major antitrust lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin, clearing the way for the case to advance. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga issued the ruling Wednesday night, rejecting arguments from the two companies that the FTC’s allegations didn’t meet the legal…

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Days after announcing it would be purchasing legacy franchisor REMAX for $880 million, ascendant tech-focused Real Brokerage announced strong financial results to kick off 2026, with agent count jumping 25% and revenues increasing sharply as company executives touted new opportunities from the acquisition. Reporting Q1 earnings, with $465 million revenue (up 34% year-over-year) and 41,882…

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Above: NextHome Co-CEO James Dwiggins and eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja Virtual-focused brokerage eXp announced it is buying NextHome, in a move that pairs yet another high-growth tech-focused company with a more traditional franchisor as the industry rapidly accelerates through an unprecedented period of consolidation. In an announcement today, eXp and NextHome executives characterized the…

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Twenty years ago, Zillow’s first marketing move was a product that solved a real problem and got people talking—neighbors comparing Zestimates, consumers saying, “I found this on Zillow” to their agents. No Super Bowl ad. No massive media budget. No TV campaign. That word-of-mouth wasn’t an accident. Every feature had to pass one test: would…

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The reality of being a real estate agent can be brutal. Your phone buzzes at 9:00 p.m. with a client question. You get a text early on a Sunday morning about a showing. Your family dinner gets interrupted by an appraisal that needs attention. Sound familiar? Real estate agents sacrifice a lot for their careers,…

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A broker called me last week and said something I haven’t stopped thinking about. “Jemila, I think I built the wrong thing.” She wasn’t talking about her production. She wasn’t talking about her market share. She was talking about the structure underneath all of it. Whether the business she’d spent a decade building would still…

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Compass remains in headlines this week as CEO Robert Reffkin addressed the industry’s “shifting stance on phased marketing” in the company’s recent Q1 2026 earnings call, as the brokerage touts new synergies and business growth from its recent acquisitions. Speaking to investors, Reffkin said that he and other Compass executives are “pleased to see several…

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Fierce portal giant competitors Zillow and Realtor.com have announced a new collaboration where, beginning this summer, Zillow Preview pre-market listings will also be available on Realtor.com®—listed as “Realtor.com Preview” listings. The move, being hailed by the portals in a release as setting “a new standard for pre-market transparency,” will allow buyers to see more homes…

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Above, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) President Vince Leisey If the ultimate goal of a major national business conference is to not only inspire attendees to achieve new heights of productivity but to have them gain a new appreciation for what ultimate perseverance is all about, then Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ (BHHS) recent MORE 2026 Sales Convention…

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