Zillow reverses course and removes climate data from listings

The portal announced last year that listings would begin showing climate data from First Street. Now, however, Zillow has pivoted so that, instead, listings feature a link to First Street’s website. Continue reading

Zillow reverses course and removes climate data from listings

The portal announced last year that listings would begin showing climate data from First Street. Now, however, Zillow has pivoted so that, instead, listings feature a link to First Street’s website. Continue reading

October was another slow month for pending home sales

New data shows that pending sales were down in October. The West was especially hard hit, though one region eked out a strong performance. Continue reading

Keller Williams expands overseas once again

Amid a push across the globe, Keller Williams has awarded a new master franchise in Uzbekistan, a land-locked central Asian country north of Turkmenistan and south of Kazakhstan. Continue reading

‘More persistent headwinds’ plague housing market as prices barely budge

The latest numbers from the Case-Shiller Index show weak price growth in September. One expert even warned of “outright decline” in some markets. Continue reading

October brought the strongest buyer’s market in 12 years: Redfin

The number of homesellers exceeded homebuyers by a record 36.8 percent in October, which is the largest divide between the two groups since at least 2013, Redfin reported on Wednesday. Continue reading

HUD shifts homeless policy away from providing permanent housing

$3.9 billion in competitive grant funding will favor transitional housing with employment and addiction treatment requirements, and allow faith-based groups to submit bids to provide services. Continue reading

NAR scores a victory in buyer commission lawsuit

An order from Judge LaShonda A. Hunt in the Batton homebuyer case struck down a proposed class of plaintiffs that included substantial overlap with the class in the now-settled Burnett lawsuit. Continue reading

Redfin site fluke exposed past users’ data on listing contact forms

The glitch momentarily revealed past users’ names, phone numbers and email addresses over the span of less than a week. Continue reading

Brown Harris Stevens names Halstead heir chief strategy officer

Christopher Halstead will oversee several company-wide initiatives and work to streamline operations at the brokerage in his new role as chief strategy officer. Continue reading