There was no cloudy thinking when Eddie Garcia decided to make his move to a cloud-based real estate brokerage. On the contrary, Garcia was about as laser-focused as one could be after having risen from humble beginnings to build Chicago’s 11th largest real estate company—only to shut it down to launch Realty of America (ROA)…
SERHANT., the AI-native real estate and media company, has announced that it is bringing its proprietary technology platform and global media reach to Texas with simultaneous launches in Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas. In addition to 13 top-producing founding agents who have collectively sold nearly $1.5 billion in real estate, six independent brokerages are…
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…
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its State of the Nation’s Housing Report 2026 on June 17 and revealed a market where activity remains restrained, demand is weakening and high costs are sidelining many would-be buyers and renters, even as new construction slowly chips away at supply shortfalls. In a livestreamed event the…
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner recently stressed that the Trump Administration has been intentional about tearing down the regulatory environment that many have blamed as a cause for housing affordability across America. Appearing on CNBC, the conversation focused on regulatory burdens that officials say add roughly $100,000 to the cost of a…
Windermere Real Estate Expands Lucy Wood’s Role Windermere Real Estate, one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate companies, has elevated Lucy Wood, a third-generation member of its founding family, to regional director for Western Washington and Oregon. The appointment positions Wood at the helm of the nearly $40 billion organization’s largest operating region,…
With all that’s gone on the past few years within the residential real estate industry, from sluggish sales, tight inventory and yo-yoing mortgage rates, the hope is that this summer will continue the spring’s rebound. Chris Atwell is president of the Orlando Regional Realtor® Association (ORRA), and an agent at Empire Network Realty, a local…
Above, from left top row, NextHome President James Dwiggins and RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston; bottom row, eXp CEO Leo Pareja When the leaders of eXp Realty and NextHome came together for an RISMedia Industry Briefing webinar to discuss the former acquiring the latter, the talking points with RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston…
As if the usual residential real estate flashpoints of fluctuating interest rates, affordability and inventory issues in many parts of the country weren’t enough to worry about, now agents must keep a watchful eye on the potential effects of market interrupters such as the tensions in the Middle East and jobs-swallowing AI. Many experienced Realtors®…
Another major acquisition, eXp acquiring NextHome, has reshaped the residential real estate landscape—and industry leaders are taking notice. In an exclusive RISMedia Industry Briefing, Leo Pareja, CEO of eXp Realty; James Dwiggins, president of NextHome; and John Featherston, founder and CEO of RISMedia, engaged in a lively conversation centering on the acquisition and what it…
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