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Meet New England Property Owners, Operators & Partners on August 27
We wanted to put an upcoming New England real estate gathering on your radar that may be especially relevant if you own, invest in, manage, or

Home Depot, Lowe’s: remodeling idles as big projects lag
Remodeling demand is holding its own in lower-ticket home repair-and-maintenance work, but large discretionary renovations remain under pressure, as economic uncertainty, high interest rates and

Constellation1 brings HouseValues to Top Producer CRM
Constellation1 has announced HouseValues for Top Producer, bringing its exclusive seller lead product directly into the Top Producer CRM. The integration follows the May launch

Judge narrows Roberts suit against eXp and CEO Glenn Sanford
With just a week to go until the trial was originally scheduled to begin, eXp World Holdings and its CEO Glenn Sanford are facing fewer

Why the Compass lawsuit could reshape private listing conversations
Two renters in Manhattan filed a proposed federal class action against Compass on August 21, claiming they paid roughly$880 a month over the median asking

Seller choice is not a slogan, it is a higher standard for agents
Picturethis: Acouple has to sell theirhome.There’sa job relocation with a hard deadline. Two kids whodon’tknow yet thatthey’removing. A house that needs a few weeks of

QXO names Honeywell executive Ken West as president and COO
On Monday, QXO announced that Ken West will join the company as president and chief operating officer on Sept. 1, 2026, moving from Honeywell Technologies

Zillow, Redfin reach last-minute FTC resolution before trial
In the eleventh hour before the trial was scheduled to begin, Zillow and Redfin reached a “resolution” with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well

How to make a case for buying now: FOMO surfaces in the data
The builder incentive may be worth more than the rate. In Dallas-Fort Worth, new-home buyers may be focusing on the wrong number. Mortgage rates get

Massachusetts housing bills focus on supply, not rent caps
Like many states, Massachusetts lawmakers have tried to ease housing affordability by allowing more varieties of homes to be built. They’re getting closer to a

How George Vrban built a reverse pipeline at Movement Mortgage
George Vrban is well known throughout the reverse mortgage industry for his sales acumen. Formerly an originator for Fairway Home Mortgage, he arrived at Movement

Study Finds Building Codes Do Not Raise Home Prices
A house is more than a purchase. It’s a cornerstone of the American dream. It comes with an expectation, a promise, that the roof will

NEXA Lending acquires UMortgage, adds Anthony Casa as executive partner
NEXA Lending has agreed to acquire UMortgage in a deal that symbolizes a truce in one of the mortgage broker channel’s most public rivalries. The

What can the government do to lower mortgage rates?
Last week Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a big announcement to try to calm the long end of the bond market — a larger debt

loanDepot faces NYSE trading price non-compliance after 30 days under $1
loanDepot has received a deficiency notice from the New York Stock Exchange after the average closing price of its Class A common stock fell below

Real Brokerage wins Canadian court approval for REMAX deal
The Real Brokerage Inc. has received final court approval in British Columbia for its proposed acquisition of REMAX Holdings, moving the cross-border brokerage merger a