Above, Tammie Kennedy IVRE (Iron Valley Real Estate) has announced the addition of Tammie Kennedy as Franchise Business Consultant, further strengthening the company’s commitment to supporting franchise owners with proven, big-brokerage expertise. Kennedy brings more than 15 years of franchise consulting experience, having worked with franchise owners across multiple industries, including real estate, where she…

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Lofty has announced the launch of Lofty AOS, the first agentic AI operating system for real estate professionals. Designed specifically for brokerage and their agents, Lofty AOS is built to autonomously plan and execute entire workflows, removing common barriers to AI adoption and shifting how real estate professionals leverage artificial intelligence in their businesses, according…

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Above, Rob Cleapor. Real estate is in the middle of massive consolidation.  Private equity, mega-franchises and roll-up strategies are reshaping the landscape at record speed. Brokerages are being absorbed. Local brands are disappearing. Decision-making is moving farther away from agents and the communities they serve and closer to corporate boardrooms.  The promise is efficiency and…

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AccountTECH, a leading provider of specialized accounting, financial intelligence, and benchmarking for real estate brokerages, has released new findings from its annual brokerage financial benchmark research, revealing a significant and sustained improvement in the percentage of real estate brokerages operating with positive EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, a core profitability metric). Based…

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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – As the 2026 housing market gets underway, mortgage rates have been holding steady at around 6% during the latter half of January. Despite rates reaching near three-year lows, applications decreased during the week…

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Private listings have become one of the most widely debated topics in real estate today, with brokerages staking out clear positions on how they should be used. But for real estate professionals across the board, the guiding principle remains the same: doing what’s best for the seller.  During RISMedia’s Real Estate’s Rocking in the New…

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Brown Harris Stevens has announced that Raphael De Niro and the eight-person De Niro Team have joined the firm. De Niro began his career at Douglas Elliman, according to a release, where he spent more than two decades and became one of the most recognized names in New York City real estate, known for his…

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PropStream has announced the launch of PropStream Pros, its original video and podcast interview series, now available across all major streaming platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Designed to educate and support real estate professionals, PropStream Pros features candid, unscripted conversations focused on real-world experience, practical insights and long-term success in today’s…

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The discourse around private listing policies has become a headline controversy over the past year, and with recent massive consolidation, the debate over limited marketing strategies is only going to become more important.  But as brokerages seek an advantage in the post commission-lawsuit landscape, simply being in favor of or against private listings doesn’t take…

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President Donald Trump announced Friday morning his nomination of Kevin Warsh—a former Federal Reserve governor—to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, replacing Jerome Powell, who was nominated by Trump during his first term and reappointed by former President Joe Biden. “I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh to…

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