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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 6d
Who owns the listings? Compass-CRMLS fight heats up
The brokerage CEO says agents are being asked to give up their rights. The MLS perspective? We’re putting “money back in the pockets” of those who provide data.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 9h
Zillow’s ChatGPT integration forces industry reckoning
MLSs and other leaders scramble to understand the implications of this first-of-its kind push into the AI space — and how to ensure listing data is protected.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 11h
eXp launches AI assistant; Compass tool enhances market insight
Plus, MIBOR uses Broker Public Portal tech to drive Lundy’s Finding Homes platform; Inside Real Estate adds AI tools to CoreHome; Revive unveils an upgrade.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 1d
CRMLS venture sues CoStar, Homes.com over unpaid fees
REcore, a data licensing company built by the California Regional MLS, claims that Homes.com failed to pay fees in accordance with a 2024 licensing agreement.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 1d
BeachesMLS partners with RetroRate; MLBOR joins Hive MLS
The South Florida MLS is the first to offer assumable loans tools to subscribers. Plus, Hive MLS moves further into the Smoky Mountains region with new partner.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 1d
Pulte earnings offer window into builder — and buyer — activity
With national housing data delayed by the government shutdown, the performance of the top homebuilder provides at least a partial view of what’s going on.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 2d
Zillow pulls Matterport tours from listings, blames CoStar
The portal said CoStar, which acquired the 3D tech in April, did not renew Zillow’s Matterport agreement — but CoStar says that’s not the case.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 2d
Homeownership hasn’t been affordable in over 4 years
Higher home prices, insurance costs and tax bills are countering the past few months of falling mortgage rates, which remain at relatively high levels.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 2d
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Lower courts had ruled that Zillow and the National Association of Realtors did not conspire to conceal non-MLS listings. Those rulings will now stand. share.realestatenews.com/cx1y

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Supreme Court declines REX-Zillow case, ending lengthy fight
Lower courts had ruled that Zillow and the National Association of Realtors did not conspire to conceal non-MLS listings. Those rulings will now stand.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 4d
Brokerage M&As are picking up — but culture is still key
Windermere Co-President OB Jacobi explains what goes into an acquisition — including when it does — and doesn’t — make sense for companies to come together.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 4d
Fathom acquires Colorado indie; HomeSmart debuts a new look
Plus, a $1B agent joins SERHANT; Atlanta team returns to eXp; Compass, Elliman welcome new teams; new offices at The Agency and Corcoran Horizon Realty; more.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 5d
We’ve seen this market cycle before — sort of
In the 1980s, mortgage rates and home prices soared after a housing boom, then sales dried up — much like today’s market. Will our recovery look similar too?
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 5d
Fed gov pushes for aggressive rate cut; CFPB to ‘close down’
Stephen Miran warns of an “urgent” need for cuts — and wants the Fed to go big at its next meeting. Plus, a key housing bill advances; CFPB nears its final days
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 5d
Howard Hanna takes a bite of the Big Apple with acquisition
Howard Hanna’s strategic expansion into Manhattan represents “Main Street coming into a Wall Street marketplace,” CEO Hoby Hanna tells Real Estate News.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 6d
Who owns the listings? Compass-CRMLS fight heats up
The brokerage CEO says agents are being asked to give up their rights. The MLS perspective? We’re putting “money back in the pockets” of those who provide data.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 6d
Improving market conditions aren’t impressing would-be buyers
Mortgage rates ticked down this week and more homes are hitting the market, but demand has weakened.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 7d
eXp is ‘prepared for anything’ as consolidation ramps up
A combination of major consolidations and a less cooperative environment could make residential brokerage look more commercial, eXp’s CEO warns.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 7d
How to sell in fall and winter’s cooler housing market
Agents and home sellers need to have “honest and candid conversations about market conditions,” according to Coldwell Banker Affiliates President Jason Waugh.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 7d
Zillow unveils Zillow Pro, uniting top tools for agents
The new AI-powered product suite pulls together Follow Up Boss, My Agent and Agent Profiles along with insights into consumer actions as they search for homes.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 8d
Stellar, BeachesMLS to share data; new photo tools at CRMLS
187,000+ active listings will now be accessible to subscribers of the two Florida MLSs. Plus, CRMLS offers Styldod’s updated image-editing tech.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 8d
Fed warms to rate cuts, but labor risks could hurt home sales
Cutting short-term rates two more times in 2025 could push down mortgage rates, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tackling high home prices is “not what we do.”
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 8d
2 more portals embrace AI-powered home search tools
Realtor.com and Homes.com join Zillow in launching natural language home search. Plus, Real adds a new Real Wallet feature, and eXp partners with Payload.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 9d
How to avoid that 'awkward' price reduction conversation
As more homes undergo price cuts, four real estate pros offer strategies for setting expectations with sometimes “unrealistic” sellers.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 11d
Insurance challenges could impact the future of home sales
As climate disasters increase, insurers are retreating, leaving homeowners with fewer, costlier options — and causing home sales to fall out of contract.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 11d
A big Sotheby’s acquisition; family ‘dynasty’ joins eXp
Plus, C21 acquires an independent firm in Colorado; Compass adds a $450M Florida team; BHGRE brings in a new North Carolina affiliate; more.
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Real Estate News @realestatenews.com · 11d
NAR CEO: Annual report to provide ‘unprecedented’ transparency
Nykia Wright pulls back the curtain on strategy, the role of Realtor feedback and the association’s plans to overhaul systems and stay accountable to members.
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