The Top 5 Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2026
Despite affordability remaining a market challenge, there are still refuge markets first-time homebuyers can access across the nation. A new...
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CoStar Slashes Homes.com Investment After Capital Review
CoStar, just under two years after launching what it described as the largest marketing campaign in real estate history to...
Moving On Up: Top 10 States People Are Relocating to for Lifestyle
People are always on the move. And in 2025, despite economic uncertainty and shifting market conditions, Americans continued to relocate,...
Compass-Anywhere Merger Approved by Stockholders; Deal ‘Expected’ to Close Friday
Stockholders of Compass and Anywhere Real Estate have overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger between the two real estate giants, clearing...
President Trump Proposes Banning Institutional Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump claimed the American Dream of homeownership is slipping out of people’s...
Top Texas Team Launches Independent Brokerage After 16 Years With Keller Williams
Above, Kasey Jorgenson Round Rock, Texas-based Jorgenson Group is officially launching Jorgenson Real Estate, an independent brokerage, after 16 years...
Zillow Disputes Study Claiming it Overcharges Consumers as Author Defends Conclusions
A recent academic study analyzing Zillow Home Loans (ZHL)—funded by the portal’s rival, CoStar—offers a new analysis of how Zillow’s...
The Buyer Experience: Looking Back and Looking Forward, Part 2
Editor’s note: In this two-part series, we take a look at how the buyer experience differs today from past years....
4 Hidden Issues Buyer Agents Should Spot Before the Inspection
Accompanying buyer clients to tour houses for sale is an upbeat experience…mostly for them. For unless they’ve purchased homes before,...
Report: Immigration Slowdown Could Reduce U.S. Housing Demand by 1.7M Households Over Next Decade
Households headed by immigrants have accounted for roughly three-quarters of housing demand growth since 2010, but a new Harvard analysis...
HomeSmart: The Next Chapter
After spending decades shaping real estate’s first and most successful 100%-model brokerage into an industry powerhouse, HomeSmart Founder and CEO Matt Widdows is poised to storm the industry with a bold new brand, agent-first commitment and a powerhouse leadership team. Read more.
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