What’s next for Compass-Anywhere? Latter & Blum’s deal offers hints

The Compass name has largely overtaken Latter & Blum branding, but otherwise, the brokerage is still very much in the midst of a smooth transition to Compass’s systems, agents said. Continue reading

How 1 luxury agent livestreamed his way to listing an NBA star’s Texas mansion

When viral internet personality Kai Cenat called asking about a property outside of Erwin Nicholas’s market, he didn’t blink. The call led to him listing former San Antonio Spurs player Tony Parker’s 53-acre pad with a private waterpark included. Continue reading

Zillow released its price forecast for hundreds of US markets. What will happen near you?

The real estate portal giant expects a chill on prices to spread through markets across the country over the next year, with pockets of strong price growth in the red-hot Midwest and Northeast. Continue reading

How a Green Beret turned an agent’s advice into a $600M empire

Levi Rodgers, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, share’s his powerful story of survival, recovery and building a top real estate team in Texas. Continue reading

More than half of metros stray from ‘balanced’ housing market

The housing market is seeing signs of balance, but dig deeper, and the picture looks far from uniform. Here’s how to explain it to clients. Continue reading

How a government shutdown would affect real estate agents

The National Flood Insurance Program, set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions. Continue reading

Why Flyhomes is quitting the real estate brokerage business

The cash offer pioneer is pivoting to a national rollout of its “Buy Before You Sell” bridge financing program. Continue reading

Better shares soar on bullish thesis by activist investor Eric Jackson

EMJ Capital’s founder posted a thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is “the Shopify of mortgages” with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth. Continue reading

How the growing buyer power shift is reshaping the real estate market

The week on The Download: After years of frustration, homebuyers are finally back in the driver’s seat in many markets. Continue reading

Pacaso plans to launch ‘bespoke’ co-ownership mortgage in Q4

A new $100 million credit facility with Texas Capital Bank will enable loans to be originated by a third-party, then securitized and sold to investors in non-qualified mortgages. Continue reading