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| Webinar Recap: Boosting Agent Performance With the Latest Tools and Technology | ||
| 4/15/2025 11:17 AM | ||
| The latest RISMedia webinar—“Boosting Agent Performance With the Latest Tools and Technology”—panelists Jay Rooney, founder and CEO of DepositLink; Chip Murphy, vice president, Michael Saunders & Company; and Donny Samson, CEO of Samson Properties discussed how they’ve adapted to new technology tools, particularly artificial intelligence. Th...Read More | ||
| Western Arizona REALTOR® Data Exchange Makes Floor Plans a Standard Requirement on All Listings | ||
| 4/15/2025 11:10 AM | ||
| The Western Arizona REALTOR® Data Exchange (WARDEX) has announced an initiative that will make floor plans a required element on all property listings in 2025. With this decision, WARDEX becomes only the second MLS in the U.S. to implement such a policy, following a ruling in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals approving the use… ...Read More | ||
| A Drop in the Current: Consumer Confidence’s Supporting Role in Predicting Housing Trends | ||
| 4/15/2025 10:35 AM | ||
| Consumer confidence has been rocky so far in 2025, with sentiment plunging again this week due to ongoing news of potential tariff and market volatility. How might these levels of confidence impact real estate purchasing behaviors, and can they be used as a measure of predictability for housing market performance? Experts say there’s at least...Read More | ||
| Home-Price Increases Slowed for the Third Consecutive Month in March | ||
| 4/14/2025 3:04 PM | ||
| Home prices are still on an upward trajectory, but the speed at which they’re rising has slowed for the third-straight month, according to a new report released this past week by Homes.com. The report analyzed home prices in March (based on the data collected to date), price trends across major cities, and what the latest… The post ...Read More | ||
| Industry Pros Talk Tariff Tumult, and the Convos to Have With Clients | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:56 PM | ||
| On April 2, alas just 24 hours after April Fool’s Day, President Donald Trump, in an Executive Order, stated that “I find that underlying conditions, including a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships…constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States. That threat has ...Read More | ||
| Court Report: Realtor.com Drops CoStar Suit; Gibson Judge Declines to Step Down | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:53 PM | ||
| Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Realtor.com’s parent company drops lawsuit against CoStar Move, Realtor.com’s parent company, dropped its lawsuit against CoStar, according to an April 8 court filing. The lawsuit started Jul...Read More | ||
| Maverix Advisory Group Announces York Baur as Founding Member of New Advisory Board | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:31 PM | ||
| Maverix Advisory Group—a leading consultancy specializing in proptech and real estate brokerage strategy—has announced the formation of its Advisory Board and the appointment of York Baur as a founding member. York Baur is the former CEO of MoxiWorks and a respected leader in residential real estate technology who brings decades of experience in...Read More | ||
| Op-Ed: Zillow’s New Listing Ban Isn’t About Fairness—It’s About Control | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:28 PM | ||
| Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Zillow’s newly announced listing policy—set to take effect this May—claims to support the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). But make no mistake: this isn’t about creating an equitable marketplace. It’s about Zillow asserting control over agents, sellers and...Read More | ||
| ‘A Pure Power Play of Epic Proportion’: Homes.com CEO Opposes New Zillow Policy, Insisting Portals Should Be Neutral | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:21 PM | ||
| Above, Andy Florance When Zillow announced last week that starting in May, any property marketed to consumers must be entered into a Multiple Listing Service (MLS)—and published on sites that receive MLS feeds—within 24 hours or risk not appearing on Zillow for the life of the listing, the reaction across the industry was swift and…
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| Chicagoland-Area’s REDCO Realty Rebrands as RE/MAX Future | ||
| 4/14/2025 12:12 PM | ||
| RE/MAX has announced that Chicagoland-area firm REDCO Realty has joined the brand. The brokerage, led by Jack Pysz, a real estate entrepreneur based in Illinois, will now operate as RE/MAX Future. “I believe starting a RE/MAX brand is a necessary step towards scaling my business,” Pysz stated. “The resources and brand name alone will allow…...Read More | ||