Analyst: Portals like Zillow face ‘long-term risk’ from Google real estate experiment

Google is displaying real estate listings as search results in some markets — prompting questions about IDX violations and analyst speculation about risks to the portals. Continue reading

Zillow stalemate with Chicago’s MLS looks like it’s coming to a head

In a weekend email to its members, Chicago’s MRED MLS warned that Zillow had been contacting subscribers to say there may be “disruptions” starting in the new year. Continue reading

Brian Walshe found guilty of first-degree murder

The Massachusetts art fraudster has been found guilty of killing, dismembering and disposing of his wife, real estate executive Ana Walshe. Continue reading

From cable repo to nail tech to $50M producer in under 3 years

After several careers, Scott Poe has built a 50-agent brokerage, partnered with Zillow and Realtor.com, launched a mortgage company and architected a system designed to scale. Continue reading

Opendoor appoints new president and CFO

Lucas Matheson of Coinbase Canada has been named president and Christy Schwartz, who had been interim CFO, has officially been given the title on a permanent basis. Continue reading

Many agents contemplate leaving NAR if their MLS lifts policy: Intel

While most would stay, the share of real estate agents who say they would toss their Realtor membership if allowed is not small. Here’s how some brokerages are planning to respond, and what arguments agents might find convincing, according to Intel’s l… Continue reading

How to get compensated when buyers ghost you: The Download

From agent commissions to a brokerage compensation dispute, find out how real estate pros are making bank and protecting their pay. Continue reading

When seeing is no longer believing, referrals matter more than ever

New AI technology is becoming so sophisticated, writes contributor Molly McKinley, that consumers may not recognize what’s real or fake. This is a red flag for agents. Continue reading

Break it to make it: How one Hudson Valley brokerage recalibrated its tech for growth

Curasi Realty spent the past year recalibrating its tech, choosing tools that simplify marketing, strengthen reporting and support agent growth. Continue reading

7 AI prompts that will help real estate agents win big in 2026

The agents who embrace artificial intelligence, build local authority and deepen their value will dominate the next market cycle, Jimmy Burgess writes. Continue reading