Pending home sales tank 6.3% in April as mortgage rates stay high

Even with more inventory entering the market, homebuyers are struggling with elevated mortgage rates, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said, leading to fewer signed contracts. Continue reading

Top Agent Maggie Seelig joins Corcoran Group in NYC

Seelig is joining Corcoran in New York with three teammates. She will also retain her Massachusetts license with her self-founded firm, MGS Group Real Estate. Continue reading

Trump pardons ex-‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

The former reality television stars known for the USA Network series “Chrisley Knows Best” had been serving multi-year sentences in prison for bank and tax fraud since the beginning of 2023. Continue reading

UrbanDigs relaunches UD Advisor service with new features

The new rendition of UD Advisor adds upgraded visual presentations, quicker report delivery times, a scalable version of the service for teams or entire brokerages and an appraiser slide. Continue reading

Rumored Anywhere deal with Elliman sends stock climbing

Reps of both companies declined to comment on talk of a potential deal, but the chatter had Douglas Elliman’s price per share up 34.5 percent over the past five days. Continue reading

Home price growth rose seasonally in March, but continues to slow

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index rose by 3.4 percent on an annual basis in March and the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Home Price Index rose 4 percent. Continue reading

How the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ may impact real estate

The sweeping bill was passed in the House on Thursday and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Industry players were pleased by some of the bill’s business-friendly tax provisions and other measures that may aid in homebuyer affordability. Continue reading

Compass names Lacey Conway executive vice president of M&A

Conway joined Compass last spring when Latter & Blum was acquired by the brokerage and has served as a regional vice president since then. Now she will lead M&A strategy. Continue reading

Real estate marketing 2.0 seeks to double down on attention economy

New entrants, including Métier Maison and Luxboro, are deploying AI and other technology tools to enhance marketing content and videos amid a challenging time for the housing market. Continue reading

Yes, another social media panel — because it’s important for business

Angel Nicolas, Tiffany McQuaid and Jonathan Vega’s different approaches to the marketing tactic show that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to finding success through social media — aside from committing to it. Continue reading