Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has announced the launch of The Luxury Circle of Excellence, an invitation-only initiative designed to connect and elevate the company’s top-performing luxury agents across its 15-state footprint. The new program reflects Howard Hanna’s continued investment in the luxury real estate sector and created a collaborative network focused on referrals, market …
Constellation1 has announced the next evolution of HouseValues—the flagship seller lead platform from Market Leader—introducing new homeowner engagement tools, behavioral insights and real-time intent signals designed to help agents better identify and nurture seller opportunities. According to the company, the launch represents the most significant update to the HouseValues platform in more than 25 years. …
Above, left to right: Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman, MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass International Holdings CEO Robert Reffkin Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has announced that it will suspend property listing data feeds to Zillow Group websites, including Zillow.com and Trulia.com, unless Zillow cures its violation of its license agreements and MRED’s rules by…
Today’s most successful teams approach branding as more than surface-level marketing: they treat it as a core driver of business development. This perspective shapes how teams attract clients, recruit agents and build long-term market presence. As industry pressures like consolidations and mergers mount, having a distinct, consistent team brand is becoming a necessity. What a…
In a court filing in federal court in Washington on Sunday, May 17, Northwest MLS (NWMLS) is accusing mega-brokerage Compass of promising, then failing to produce documents, datasets and communications in a lawsuit over private listing rules, as both parties have accused each other of anti-competitive practices. The lawsuit, filed by Compass a little over…
Above, Josh Jarboe, broker/owner of REMAX Empire Buyers in Kentucky Joe Hayden, in his recent op-ed, criticizes brokerages for innovating outside the MLS while simultaneously admitting sellers deserve choice and flexibility. You can’t have both. The market is evolving, and some brokers are uncomfortable because they can no longer control where consumers search, market and…
Redfin has launched what it is calling Redfin Early Access, a new search category featuring homes “buyers won’t find on other major real estate sites,” which include both Compass Coming Soon listings through a previously announced partnership as well as properties listed through the company’s brokerage. According to a release from the portal, the category…
Matt Langguth is a high-producing agent and team leader at Las Vegas’s huntington & ellis, where he balances his own production with mentoring a six-member team. After a decade-long rise from solo agent to director and partner at Galindo Group Real Estate, also in Las Vegas, helping grow it from 18 to 185 agents and…
As some sales activity picked up toward the end of the spring season, with housing starts seeing an unexpected boost, the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) observed a slight pickup in homebuilder confidence. However, as market and economic challenges persist, builders still remain overwhelmingly cautious about their businesses. The May…
In the ever-going search for affordability in the market, new research identifies that while prices may be higher on newly built homes, they cost less in the long run for homebuyers than existing homes. Realtor.com®’s new report on the total cost of homeownership found that homebuyers purchasing newly built homes can save $25,335 on average…
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