The marketplace is fracturing. Here’s how to compete anyway

The fundamentals of why sellers and buyers need a skilled, informed, honest real estate agent have not changed. Continue reading

Keller Williams promotes Jason Abrams to Chief Industry and Strategy Officer

Keller Williams has promoted Jason Abrams to a new position, building on his 25-year coaching, education and training history with the Texas firm. Continue reading

This startup wants to be the brain of every real estate office

BrokerBot is building a brokerage-wide AI assistant designed to automate transactions, coordinate workflows and reshape the role of real estate agents. Continue reading

Buyers agents are more valuable in today’s listing landscape

The era of the single, unified real estate marketplace — where every available home was findable in one place — is behind us, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here’s what’s next. Continue reading

The open market broke. Here’s what comes next

The same real estate leadership that got MLSs and NAR to this moment is not the leadership that gets them out of it, Alloy Advisors co-founder Amit Kulkarni writes. Continue reading

REMAX settles buyer commission lawsuit for $8.5M

The company is the second firm to settle in a suit known as Batton. Keller Williams previously settled last month. Continue reading

CMLS slams ‘false narrative’ as coming-soon partnerships spread

The Council of Multiple Listing Services argued that a “false narrative” about pre-marketing homes is gaining traction. Continue reading

Zillow adds 24 more brokerages to pre-market listings partnership

The new agreements bring the number of brokerages and franchisors who have partnered with Zillow on pre-marketed listings to 29. Continue reading

Zillow goes ‘AI mode’ with new home search assistant

Zillow has released AI mode, a new search assistant that answers buyers’ and renters’ listing and market questions. Continue reading

A confetti moment: Zillow changes its tune on listing standards

For the industry, Zillow’s shift reflects a broader move toward understanding that how a home is introduced can be just as important as how widely it is seen, Compass agent Suzy Minken writes. Continue reading