What is a “private” listing? Short answer, not everyone agrees. Cooperation—that is, brokers sharing their listings with all other real estate professionals in order to facilitate a sale—has long been the default practice in residential real estate. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) traces the first precursor to a “multiple listing service,” or MLS, back…

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Real estate software platform PropStream has announced the company will attend the Council of Multiple Listing Service’s (CMLS) Open House 2026, taking place Sept. 29-Oct 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to a release, Open House is a conference where the MLS community comes together to exchange ideas, tackle the industry’s most important challenges and…

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Above, from left, Phyllis Brookshire and Leah Gibbons Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has announced two executive appointments designed to optimize its leadership structure to support ongoing growth across its footprint. According to a release, Leah Gibbons has been named chief of staff, working alongside Chief Executive Officer Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV and executive leadership.…

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Above, from left, Eric Fite, Adrian Provost, Lori Muller, Jack Markham, Marisela Harper As residential real estate evolves, so do its leaders. In an upcoming session at RISMedia’s CEO & Leadership Exchange, attendees will meet just a few of the industry’s up-and-coming brokerage superstars, and learn how they’re leaving the old ways behind and taking…

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loanDepot, Inc. has announced a marketing services agreement with HomeSmart, bringing loanDepot’s suite of lending products to HomeSmart’s nationwide network of over 25,000 real estate agents. The lender said the move creates “an exceptional borrowing experience for both agents and their clients.” “At loanDepot, we believe strong relationships create better outcomes for homebuyers,” said loanDepot…

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According to the Institute’s August Luxury Market Report, in North America’s luxury real estate market there are indications of a possible shift in the market. For much of 2026, North American luxury real estate has been defined by an unusual contradiction: Demand has remained resilient with sales consistently higher than 2025, while inventory has lagged…

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Consolidation is the process of combining separate parts, companies or items into a single, unified and stronger whole. Whether that will hold true for residential real estate companies, however, is still to be determined. But what’s for certain is that consolidation has become a huge factor and talking point within the industry. Thousands of agents…

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From portal giants to brokerages, associations, lenders, nonprofits, industry media outlets and more, colleagues from across the real estate industry today came together to launch “Let America Build,” a national public awareness campaign grounded on a simple premise: If America wants more homes, America must build more homes.  According to a release detailing the new…

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CoStar Group, Inc. has announced its appointment of Felix Kusch as president of Homes.com, following a two-year gap since previous President David Mele departed. Homes.com’s leadership team will now report to Kusch, and Kusch will report to CoStar Group Founder and CEO Andy Florance. Kusch previously served as CEO of two of Europe’s leading real…

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MAVERIX, a boutique strategic consultancy serving the proptech, fintech and real estate brokerage sectors, has announced its second-annual “Eighty Under 80” list of real estate leaders who have made a significant impact on the industry.  The honor initially launched last year with the campaign name as a satirical tip-of-the-hat to the experience of longtime industry…

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