Think like an economist. Win like a real estate agent: Now Streaming

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather unpacks the economic principles behind the real estate industry to make agents more effective. Continue reading

5 adorable listings that let you live at the ocean for $425K or less

Wishing you could rewind the clock to summer vacation? These totally affordable beachy listings make it possible. Continue reading

Hit the AI ‘easy button’: A practical playbook for agents

AI for real estate agents doesn’t have to be complicated. Jimmy Burgess shares strategies to simplify and speed up adoption. Continue reading

How the government shutdown is impacting real estate

As the shutdown continues, the real estate industry will also increasingly feel the ripple effects. Housing data, mortgage rates, federally-backed home loans, flood insurance and the Washington, D.C., housing market are all already starting to feel the… Continue reading

The Compass-Anywhere merger: When elite meets scale, what happens to value propositions?

The question isn’t whether this merger will change real estate, Lauren Henss writes, but whether that change will ultimately benefit consumers, agents or primarily shareholders. Continue reading

Homebuyers froze deals at a record rate in August: Redfin

Homebuyers are freezing their purchasing plans at increasingly higher rates, according to Redfin’s latest market report. Fifteen percent of contracts, or 56,000, were canceled in August, the highest level since Redfin began tracking the metric in 2017. Continue reading

CoStar says Zillow ‘always ready to play the victim’ in latest response

CoStar Group has filed an opposition letter in response to Zillow signaling its forthcoming filing of a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over CoStar-copyrighted images. Continue reading

Get ready to get hit with a tsunami of real estate consolidation

From Compass’s horizontal acquisitions to Rocket’s vertical integration, Troy Palmquist looks at what’s driving M&A — and who might be next. Continue reading

The death of old-school SEO, and what it means for real estate

SEO is changing rapidly, and most agents are not prepared, Jeff Bernheisel writes. Get your SEO strategy out of the early 2000s and into 2025 with this agent’s pivot to purchase strategy. Continue reading