There is no quantitative, universally recognized definition of a “buyer’s market” or a “seller’s market.” But that shouldn’t stop real estate professionals from recognizing or calling out when the balance of power has shifted—as it seemingly has in recent months. According to RISMedia’s most recent Broker Confidence Index (BCI) survey, most brokers feel their markets…

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Century 21 Real Estate LLC has announced that South Georgia firm The Avenues Real Estate Partners in Thomasville has affiliated with the brand. The full-service Thomasville brokerage is led by Sarah and Scottie Thompson, a husband-and-wife duo of Georgia natives with over 40 years of combined real estate experience.  Under the Thompsons’ leadership, the firm…

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3 Ways to Beat the Time-Change Slump

Thursday, November 6th, 2025

It’s that time of year again—pitch black mornings, sunsets before 5 p.m., energy dips by midafternoon and the cozy pull of staying in instead of prospecting. The key isn’t trying to power through the season; it’s adjusting your habits to match it. Here are three simple ways to get ahead of the slump and keep…

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Fathom Holdings, a national, technology-driven real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title and SaaS offerings, has announced that its subsidiary, START Real Estate has begun expanding into new markets. START Real Estate is a Colorado-based firm with 70 agents and was acquired by Fathom Holdings earlier this month. Its model is focused on…

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Elevating the Real Estate Experience

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

Above, Carlo Siracusa. Carlo Siracusa President Levin Rinke Realty, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Pensacola, Florida https://www.levinrinkerealty.com  Region served: Pensacola and the Emerald Coast to Gulf Shores coastal area Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 7 Number of agents: 375 Can’t live without tech tool: Our Design Studio,…

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CENTURY 21 Excellence Realty, a regional brokerage with offices in Columbus, Cleveland and Akron, has joined forces with Realty Exchange with four offices spanning the Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky borders.  Realty Exchange was founded in 2013 by Shane Radcliff, who will continue to serve as a manager and oversee the integration of the many…

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Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA) has announced a licensing agreement with PalmAruba Group in Noord, Aruba. The partnership marks the brand’s second international residential real estate office, which will operate as Weichert® – Aruba Realty. The partnership comes just months after the Weichert brand made its international debut in the residential real estate market…

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At its recent Q3 earnings call, Zillow leadership talked up the company’s recent app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Essentially, if you type “Zillow” into a ChatGPT query, the chat will bring up the Zillow app, then a user can use the Zillow app and its functionality—home searches, connecting with agents, etc.—as if they had opened…

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Mortgage application activity was mixed this week with overall purchase applications declining from last week, but a slight uptick in FHA loan applications and refinance applications still up significantly over last year indicates borrowers continue to look for ways to make homeownership more affordable. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports that the market composite index—the…

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Defendants in the largest homebuying commission case have filed a motion to strike or delay the plaintiffs’ class certification motion, arguing that a binding federal injunction from the Burnett case invalidates roughly 79% of the proposed class—buyers who also sold homes during a particular time period.  The defendants, Anywhere, REMAX and Keller Williams, previously settled…

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