California Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (C.R.E.B.), majority shareholder of MetroList MLS, has announced a partnership with Broker Public Portal (BPP) to bring MetroList’s listings to Cribio.com (Cribio), the organization’s industry-owned home-search platform. As part of the agreement, C.R.E.B. has also become a unit holder in Broker Public Portal, signaling its investment in an industry-led, broker-centric…

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Compass has announced the appointment of Tanya Reu-Narvaez as chief people officer of Compass International Holdings.  a 24-year veteran of Anywhere Real Estate, Reu-Narvaez will lead the company’s People Enablement Team, overseeing enterprise talent strategy across its global platform. Her responsibilities will include total rewards, talent acquisition, professional and organizational development, engagement and culture initiatives…

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One day after plaintiffs in the largest buyer-focused lawsuit sought to block the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) $52 million settlement, a federal judge has curtly denied the request, pointing to her previous ruling when the same plaintiffs tried to prevent Anywhere from striking a similar settlement. “Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction as to Defendant…

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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced that America’s Preferred Home Warranty (APHW) has joined its Solutions Group program of preferred business resources for its global network of 550 market-leading real estate firms.  According to the company, APHW offers flexible home warranty services that give homeowners more control over home repairs and help…

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The data giant CoStar Group, operator of Homes.com and Apartments.com among other real estate businesses, set a confident atmosphere during its Q1 2026 earnings call; Founder and CEO Andy Florance touted “60 consecutive quarters of consistent, double-digit revenue growth” during the earnings call and the corresponding press release.  Citing its ongoing success, CoStar shared plans…

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Lawyers who launched the original buyer lawsuits—making largely the same accusations as Burnett but claiming homebuyers suffered harm—will seek to block the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) from striking a deal in a copycat case, asking a federal judge to block that deal based on what they describe as a “reverse auction.” In a filing…

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Forbes Global Properties has announced its expansion into Brazil with the addition of two firms: Judice & Araujo to represent the state of Rio de Janeiro, and Jardins & Co. to represent the state of São Paulo. “Brazil represents an exciting and important market for our continued international growth, with Rio de Janeiro and São…

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Agents have long done some version of pre-marketing—reaching out to their networks, posting on social, circulating a “Coming Soon” to their database. But what hasn’t existed, until now, is a way to make those listings publicly visible: open to every buyer and searchable by anyone.  Zillow Preview changes that. Rather than keeping pre-market listings behind…

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William Raveis has introduced an enhanced version of its Raveis365+ platform, now integrating advanced AI tools designed to support agents, buyers and sellers with greater speed and efficiency.  The family-owned brokerage continues to invest in technology aimed at long-term agent success, with Co-President Ryan Raveis unveiling the platform to a large audience of sales associates…

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Compass is pushing back hard against the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), arguing in a new court filing that its 3-Phased Marketing (3PM) strategy fully complies with Washington state’s incoming public marketing law—and that NWMLS’s counterclaims against the brokerage should be thrown out entirely. In a motion to dismiss filed April 23 in the U.S.…

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