Sale closings likely benefitted from an earlier drop in mortgage rates. With rates back on the rise, the coming months may be slow for existing home sales. Read More
Real Estate
Strong tech offerings are crucial, agents said during a recent T3 Sixty webinar — but brokerages shouldn’t sleep on networking and marketing support. Read More
A handful of MLSs have recently opened their doors to agents nationwide — but saying “anyone can join” isn’t the same as having comprehensive data coverage. Read More
Buyers have the biggest advantage in Sun Belt cities that saw a surge in home construction during the first half of the decade. Read More
CoStar, which operates competing portal Homes.com, filed a brief on Wednesday saying the court shouldn’t reward Zillow’s “own anticompetitive conduct.” Read More
The MLS said that while negotiations remain productive, it will not cut any data feeds. Realtracs is also in discussions with three other top search portals. Read More
A recent WAV Group white paper seeks to reframe the debate dividing the industry by comparing coming-soon and private listings to a company’s IPO preparation. Read More
Wendy Forsythe climbs the ranks after 2 years as CMO. Plus, Dan Firda now CEO at Brands by Integra; Sotheby’s names regional leader; NTREIS hires MLS tech exec. Read More
May data shows an uptick in existing home sales as pending sales stay flat — signs that buyers and sellers have little momentum this spring homebuying season. Read More
The court said the portal’s request for the allegedly “conspiratorial communications” was “unduly burdensome," but agreed to extend Zillow's TRO against MRED. Read More