A federal judge has ordered two of the real estate defendants in the high-stakes Taylor v. Zillow class-action lawsuit to resolve their claims through arbitration, effectively pulling them out of court proceedings for now. U.S. District Judge James L. Robart granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by Real Broker, LLC and Florida-based Frano Team…

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Homebuyers with kids might be advised not to land on a home too small if they intend to stay there, as a new report explains that their offspring may very likely be with them there past college years. A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, surpassing even the pandemic…

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A federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) mandatory membership structure is heading to appeals court after a Michigan district court judge threw it out earlier this year.  Plaintiffs Douglas Hardy, Glenn Champion and Dylan Tent—Michigan-based brokers and agents—filed their opening brief June 19 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

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With the residential real estate market still trying to overcome high home prices, inventory issues and not-so-great mortgage rates, buying a new home further from job hubs than many would prefer has always been an option. Now, according to a new report from real estate market research firm John Burns Research & Consulting, it’s become…

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Jessica Edgerton, who takes over as CEO of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) on July 1, gave RISMedia an interview last week that every agent should read—not because it sounds an alarm, but because it doesn’t. Edgerton gets the most important thing exactly right. Asked what is worth protecting as private listings and…

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Above, agents from broker/owner Jim Roberts’ Metro Roberts Realty in Buffalo, New York with Allan Dalton and John Featherston. Photo courtesy of WNY Metro Roberts Realty. For Jim Roberts—founder and broker/owner of Buffalo, New York-based Metro Roberts Realty—standing out in today’s market requires more than a competitive commission plan. It means constantly finding new ways…

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Luxury remains one of the most resilient segments of real estate, seeing continued success and some new developments leading to potential growth, according to a new report from Sotheby’s International Realty®. Sotheby’s 2026 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook noted that despite overall challenges to the housing market, luxury real estate continues to perform relatively strongly, with more…

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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. Judge denies CoStar’s amicus brief in Zillow MRED Compass case On June 10, CoStar requested to file an amicus brief—a brief filed by a non-party, or a “friend of the court”—in the U.S.…

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Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Housing omnibus bill one step closer to passage  The U.S. Senate has advanced the latest version of the omnibus 21st Century ROAD To Housing Act by a vote of 87-8. A roll-call vote to…

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