Judge denies Compass request to stop Zillow’s private listing policy

Compass filed the lawsuit last summer asking the court to stop Zillow from enforcing its Listing Access Standards, which sought to halt an anticipated surge in publicly marketed private listings. Continue reading

Howard Hanna enters Philadelphia, 70 years after Pittsburgh launch

Howard Hanna has onboarded legendary Philadelphia broker Art Herling and his team of 100 agents — officially marking the brokerage’s entrance into the City of Brotherly Love. Herling has four offices in Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Continue reading

Stacking the board: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

The Agency, Century 21, Cloze and other industry brands made moves this week, bringing on new staffers, recruiting new teams and more. Continue reading

Industry veterans launch real estate true crime podcast

Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create “True Crimes of Real Estate,” which they describe as an “investigative-style podcast” focused on housing industry issues. Continue reading

Opportunity knocks: This week’s industry hires and moves

The industry shuffle continues, with teams and brokers going independent or returning to their roots. Here are updates from HomeSmart, The Agency and others. Continue reading

Does Luxury Presence’s $37M Series C forecast a big year for proptech investment?

Luxury Presence’s Series C consists of $22 million in equity financing led by repeat lead investor Bessemer Venture Partners. Others taking staking in the round include NextEquity, GSBackers, TPC, and Adam and Jade Mills. The round was finalized with a… Continue reading

Compass set to close Anywhere merger Friday after shareholders approve deal

Compass also plans to offer up to $862.5 million in convertible senior notes in a private offering after 99 percent of Compass and 72 percent of Anywhere shares were cast in favor of merger. Continue reading

Newrez bets on AI with strategic investment in startup HomeVision

The top five lender and loan servicer says it’s already using HomeVision’s AI technology to evaluate collateral and will expand its capabilities to create an automated end-to-end underwriting platform, including income, assets and credit. Continue reading

First Federal grows mortgage biz with NOLA Lending acquisition

The Florida-based thrift expands its retail mortgage operations into Louisiana and Mississippi, and will keep most of NOLA Lending Group’s employees and brand identity. Continue reading

UWM bets on mortgage servicing with $1.3B Two Harbors acquisition

The all-stock deal to acquire the parent of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing would nearly double UWM’s servicing portfolio to nearly $400 billion, if it closes as expected in Q2 2026. Continue reading