Century 21 celebrates ‘The Joy of Home’ in Times Square campaign

Despite the year’s challenges, Century 21 is focusing on the bright side with its latest ad campaign, “The Joy of Home.” The campaign includes a one-minute commercial, five print and digital ad variations and two Times Square billboard placements, whic… Continue reading

NAR signals worst of downturn may be over as existing-home sales rise

Annual existing-home sales increased for the first time in more than three years in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. “The worst of the downturn in home sales could be over.” Continue reading

Repealing CCP will create ‘2-tiered’ housing market, NAHREP warns

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals is putting its muscle behind maintaining Clear Cooperation, a policy that requires brokers to submit a listing to their multiple listing services within one business day of marketing a prop… Continue reading

Back-to-back storms tank pending home sales in Florida

Increasingly violent hurricane seasons and surging home insurance costs have tanked Florida’s housing market, according to a Redfin market report published on Tuesday. Continue reading

2025 leadership team takes over at California Association of Realtors

The California Association of Realtors has installed its 2025 team, including a new president, president-elect and treasurer. The leaders will work alongside CAR CEO Phil Hawkins for the next year. Continue reading

CoStar loses National Advertising Division challenge against Move

The National Advertising Division on Friday denied CoStar’s challenge to Realtor.com’s “No. 1 site real estate professionals trust” tagline. CoStar said it’s based on outdated data. NAD disagreed. Continue reading

Revenue grows and losses widen for Redfin in Q3

Seattle-based brokerage and portal Redfin’s third-quarter revenue grew 3 percent year over year to $278 million. However, the company’s net losses ballooned 77.8 percent, according to Thursday’s earnings. Continue reading

Uncertainty, volatility ahead for housing market under Trump

Plans to eliminate federal income taxes, enact high tariffs and force the Federal Reserve to cut federal funds rates could tank the housing market, economists say. Continue reading

Anywhere unfazed by 3% revenue decline as luxury segment thrives

Revenue, closed transaction volume and net income fell in Q3, earnings data on Thursday shows. But a strong luxury push and October uptick in buyer activity have set the stage for a robust Q4. Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO pleads with US leaders to save homeownership

Realtor.com launched the latest chapter of its eight-month buyer agency campaign on Tuesday with a passionate open letter from CEO Damian Eales. In the letter, Eales urged local, state and federal legislators to use their upcoming terms to meaningfully… Continue reading