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Opendoor acquires part of Doma to cut refinance closing costs

Apr 8, 2026

The deal pairs Opendoor's closing infrastructure with Doma's AI title automation, including a Fannie Mae pilot program, extended through 2027, that has eliminated title insurance requirements for about 80 percent of eligible refinance transactions.

Over 460K documents and counting: Catch up on the FTC’s legal battle with Zillow and Redfin

Apr 8, 2026

The FTC sued Zillow and Redfin last September over a major rental syndication deal. A new filing shows the portals have provided hundreds of thousands of documents for the case.

Douglas Elliman taps Areeje Akhtar Oriol as chief of staff to CEO

Apr 8, 2026

Oriol brings more than 15 years of experience in luxury brand strategy and brokerage platform development to the role.

How to find the freedom your team was supposed to provide

Apr 8, 2026

You built the team for freedom, but without the right financial architecture underneath it, a real estate team doesn't reduce your risk, Amanda Neely writes. It multiplies it.

Quit Googling ‘housing crash,’ economist says. It’s a correction

Apr 8, 2026

Economist Lisa Sturtevant says the U.S. housing market isn’t heading for a crash but a gradual correction as affordability pressures and economic uncertainty reshape buyer and seller behavior.

ChatGPT isn’t sabotaging real estate deals. It’s exposing how they’re made

Apr 7, 2026

The agents who will remain effective amid the rise of AI are the ones who help clients understand how to make decisions before the answer ever matters, broker Deb Siefkin writes. 

The 2026 luxury playbook: What real estate agents need to know

Apr 7, 2026

When shopping at $5 million and above, today’s luxury homebuyers are operating at a level where precision and preparation make all the difference, CEO Daniel Ickowicz writes.

Behind the scenes: Operational insights from scaling The Agency

Apr 7, 2026

The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin shares lessons learned from expanding into 150 offices across 14 countries.

Rates, jobs data and stale listings cloud housing market outlook

Apr 7, 2026

Mortgage rates are poised for another turbulent week as markets brace for the first inflation reading since the Iran War began, with headline CPI expected to jump to 3.4 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February.

Rechat wants to capture every client conversation — and turn it into data

Apr 7, 2026

Rechat launches AI Memo, a built-in tool that records, transcribes and analyzes client conversations to help real estate agents improve follow-up.

Broker battles squatter in 10-month legal ordeal after buying home sight-unseen [VIDEO]

Apr 7, 2026

A California real estate broker endured nearly a year of legal wrangling to remove a man from her newly purchased investment property.

Turn ‘How’s the market?’ into a lead without being weird

Apr 7, 2026

Stop giving market lectures, and start positioning yourself as a market expert with this simple strategy for lead generation and follow-up from Josh Ries.