Above: Keller Williams’ Mega Camp (photo courtesy of Keller Williams) Consumers aren’t spending that much. They aren’t confident in their earnings. They aren’t looking for jobs. Yet real estate keeps chugging along, Keller Williams Co-Founder Gary Keller noted in a speech to the company’s agents yesterday, in which he focused on the macro picture, including…

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An appellate court today denied multiple appeals that had sought to overturn the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) 2024 settlement agreement, putting a legal period on the end of the seven-year long commission lawsuit saga that upended real estate practices and undermined NAR’s standing in the industry. A panel of three judges for the Eighth…

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The term is being thrown around in the media a lot these days: “K-shaped economy,” which refers to an economy where two elements are heading in opposite directions—usually focused on different income levels.  While this designator can be used to parse out many economic sectors or scenarios, a new Realtor.com® report said the K-shape is…

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In last week’s Sunday Showcase, we explained How Owners Can Make Kitchens Look Expensive Without Renovating. Here we spotlight a test for new buyers to conduct before undertaking a renovation. After all, the kitchen will be new to them, and better to get a handle on what’s what before spending money on it. New trend…

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The plaintiffs who filed a recently dismissed lawsuit against Zillow over alleged steering to the portal’s mortgage services are looking to reopen the class action with an amended complaint, filed yesterday. The suit—originally filed back in November 2025 and later consolidated with another similar lawsuit Taylor v. Zillow—alleges that referrals to Zillow Home Loans are…

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National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has announced the launch of its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Demand Index, a quarterly index designed to measure the economic drivers of commercial real estate demand across more than 300 U.S. metropolitan areas. According to a release, the CRE Demand Index combines publicly available government data to produce demand scores…

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RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers is kicking off its 10th annual recognition program, spotlighting the dynamic, resilient and forward-thinking professionals shaping the residential real estate industry. From innovative agents and high-producing teams to visionary executives and community champions, RISMedia’s Newsmakers honors individuals for their headline-making achievements in a given year. Nominations for 2027 Real Estate Newsmakers…

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Forbes Global Properties has announced the appointment of Tracey Atkins to its board of directors. A globally recognized authority in high-end property marketing and strategic communications, Atkins is a founding partner of Private Property Global, the exclusive Australian member of Forbes Global Properties, according to a release. Forbes Global Properties says her appointment reflects the…

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Vishal Garg, founder and former CEO of tech-focused mortgage disruptor Better, briefly was the “main character” of the industry back in 2021—and not in a good way. His casual, chaotic Zoom firing of 900 people right before the Christmas holiday went viral, picked up by mainstream media as an example of pandemic-era callousness from the…

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Economic uncertainty continues to push builders to temper their expectations (and pace of construction) based on the latest monthly new residential construction report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau’s report for July states that privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.24 million. This is a considerable decrease (12.4%)…

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