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…
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…
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…
Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate has announced that JM Desert Real Estate, a full-service, 13-year-old brokerage serving Riverside County in California, is the latest firm to affiliate with the brand. Now doing business as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate JM Desert Collective, as stated in a release, the firm has developed a strong…
Imagine people purchasing a home because they’re most impressed with the long, winding driveway. Or with the property’s surveillance cameras, or the strength of the gates surrounding it. Characteristics like the kitchen, square footage or number of bathrooms? All secondary to security. Home security as a priority is not something you have to imagine—it’s already…
In a discovery dispute, Compass seeks to compel Redfin, a nonparty in its lawsuit against Zillow, to produce internal communications and documents allegedly showing coordination between Redfin and Zillow. At the same time, a Redfin spokesperson confirmed that the company’s rules restricting private listings had not gone into effect, after being announced almost simultaneously to…
CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance dove again into the controversies surrounding rival portal Zillow in the company’s recent Q3 2025 earnings call. While discussing financials for the company and its subsidiaries—Homes.com, Apartments.com, Matterport, LoopNet, Domain and more—and the increasing traffic and success seen in the portal space, Florance pivoted to discuss an “uncomfortable but important…
Pending home sales in September showed no change from the prior month and fell 0.9% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem, including agents and homebuyers and sellers, with data on the level of home sales under contract. Month-over-month and year-over-year pending…
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