Ahead of the much-awaited spring season, existing-home sales have seen a modest improvement that has been characterized as a “potential” sign of increasing demand, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Existing-Home Sales Report saw a 1.7% increase in sales to a rate of 4.09 million in February, a…

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Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part story examining the impact of the Redfin-Compass deal. Read part one here. “Real estate isn’t a transaction. It’s a process.” Those words, from Compass CEO Robert Reffkin on the company’s recent earnings call, were in response to a question about how Compass agents can communicate value…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Judges appear inclined to allow Anywhere copycat settlement to proceed Two federal judges last week denied a series of requests from the Batton plaintiffs—including a motion to intervene in the Tuccori case, a…

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Recent months have seen reason for buyer optimism in the housing market, especially due to falling mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR), in its quarterly affordability report in February 2026, found moderating price growth, while the association has since found existing-home sales ticked up in February as well. Will these positive signs hold? …

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Rayse, Inc. announced RAE (Rayse Assistant Engine), a conversational AI built directly into its Agent Value Platform. Designed to function as a personal assistant that lives on the agent’s phone, RAE lets real estate agents log work, update client journeys and drive the entire platform through natural voice or text conversation, distributed through MLS and…

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PropStream has announced a new partnership with LoanGeek that allows users to navigate directly to LoanGeek to explore loan options directly based on their project details without disrupting their existing workflow.  “We built this integration to support and help our customers in their real estate journey. With LoanGeek, we simplify the workflow for real estate…

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The New First Showing Is Online

Monday, March 9th, 2026

Above, a listing photo of a room staged by Alexandria Pearl. Homes are not purchased with logic alone. They are purchased with emotion.  Thoughtful staging creates the emotional connection that allows buyers to envision their life unfolding within a space. I often refer to it as the “Disney effect” for homes. It’s about creating an…

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Brown Harris Stevens has announced that agent Chloe Chasanoff has returned to the firm from fellow Manhattan-based brokerage Magnetic RE. Chasanoff will be based out of Brown Harris Stevens’ West Side office in Manhattan. Brown Harris Stevens shares that Chasanoff first joined the company in 2018. She grew up in a real estate family, surrounded…

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While Howard Hanna saw some allegations thrown out in the homebuyer commission lawsuit facing the brokerage in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (known as Davis v. Hanna Holdings), the company must face claims that it conspired to inflate commissions. Judge Wendy Beetlestone ruled on Monday, March 9 to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims of a conspiracy…

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Above: Marta Grace. Marta Grace Broker/Owner  United | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri  www.UnitedRealEstateKansasCity.com  Region served: Greater Kansas City Years in real estate: 25 Number of offices: 3 Number of agents: 350 Key to continued growth and success: It comes down to retention. Recruiting is its own art, but so is keeping the agents you…

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