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Hoby Hanna: The industry is fighting over data control, not private listings

Jun 10, 2026

As MLSs expand and brokerages build their own exchanges, Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna argues that the industry may be focusing on the wrong issue.

Washington vs. private listings: How one state’s listings landscape is poised for change

Jun 10, 2026

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Washington Realtors CEO Nathan Gorton and 2026 President Ryan Beckett to unpack a new Washington law that will impact the public marketing of private listings.

AI can now rank your neighborhood’s upside potential

Jun 10, 2026

Attom has introduced an AI-powered neighborhood ranking tool that scores census tracts by projected home price appreciation, giving real estate professionals a way to compare neighborhoods within the same market.

Homebuyers hoping for Fed relief may be waiting until 2027

Jun 9, 2026

Goldman Sachs pushed its next expected Fed rate cuts into 2027, while J.P. Morgan expects the central bank to stay on hold this year.

Rocket Companies announces $1.2B senior notes offering

Jun 9, 2026

Rocket will use the offering, which is split between notes due in 2031 and 2034, to pay debts, including Senior Notes due this year.

Fannie Mae just approved a Bitcoin-backed home loan for the first time

Jun 9, 2026

Better Home & Finance and Coinbase have funded the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage collateralized by Bitcoin, with plans to open the product to qualified borrowers nationwide by this summer.

EXp promotes marketing chief Wendy Forsythe to COO

Jun 9, 2026

Wendy Forsythe has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at eXp Realty, the cloud-based brokerage announced this week.

Existing-home sales hit highest level since December

Jun 9, 2026

Existing-home sales rose 3.2 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million, the highest level since December, according to NAR. The median price hit $429,300, marking 35 consecutive months of year-over-year gains.

The seller isn’t resisting the move. They’re resisting the perceived loss

Jun 9, 2026

Stop pushing clients toward decisions, broker-owner Deb Siefkin writes, and start helping them understand the tradeoffs and the reasoning behind their move.

What Compass actually wants from the MLS-Zillow chess match

Jun 9, 2026

Time is running out for MLSs to chart their own course and take back power from both Compass International Holdings and Zillow, coach Darryl Davis writes.

Short-form videos that engage clients in 30 seconds (or less)

Jun 9, 2026

The agents winning on video right now aren't the ones with the best gear, Maris Callahan Messervey writes. They're the ones who started before they felt ready and got better as they went.

Johnny DelPrete on golf and the art of networking

Jun 9, 2026

Douglas Elliman agent and former professional golfer Johnny DelPrete shares the key to building a solid network in the luxury market.