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United Real Estate Recognized Among Largest U.S. Franchisors for 10th Consecutive Year

Desirae Sin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:12:11 +0000

United® Real Estate has announced the company has been named to the Franchise Times Top 400 for the 10th consecutive year, earning a decade of recognition among the nation’s largest franchise organizations in systemwide sales. According to a release, United’s continued growth points to a shift underway among successful independent brokerages: Operating a real estate…

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Realtor.com+ Unveils RealAssist AI for Agents to Power a More Intelligent Workspace

Desirae Sin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:57:38 +0000

Realtor.com has announced the launch of RealAssist AI in Realtor.com+, an AI-powered layer designed to set busy real estate professionals up for success by helping them work faster, stay ahead of client activity and take action with more confidence, without losing time to manual busywork, according to a release. Realtor.com noted that since its January…

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Cotality’s Property Intelligence Joins Inside Real Estate’s AI Platform

Beth McGuire — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:51:17 +0000

Inside Real Estate has announced a strategic alliance with Cotality, integrating Cotality’s property intelligence directly into Inside Real Estate’s AI platform, Streams. The integration surfaces predictive analytics, repair-informed home values, ownership history, and real-time propensity signals showing when a homeowner may be ready to buy or sell within every workflow. According to a release, this…

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Econ Review: A Look at September’s Key Market Data

Desirae Sin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:08:18 +0000

Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the housing and economic market data reports released during the month. Typically, the real estate industry enters a slower period as the end of the year approaches. The cold seasons bring a deceleration in sales and other activity, and September ushers in the transition period between the…

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Industry Leaders Say AI Is Only as Trustworthy as People, Policies Behind It

Desirae Sin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:55:50 +0000

Above, from left, Rajeev Sajja, Marki Lemons Ryhal, Amy Gromowski, Matthew Rathbun and Charles Oppler. Photos by AJ Canaria. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Real estate brokerages can’t treat AI as a shortcut, or they’ll expose their agents and companies to untold risks, a panel of industry experts said during RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange on Oct.…

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Report: Demographic Factors Dim Already Affordability-Battered Prospects for Youth Homeowner Rates

Audrey Jiang — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:28:15 +0000

Young adult homeownership rates are at risk of declining unless the U.S. population grows, according to an analysis by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS). U.S. population growth, however, may not be able to provide the requisite pipeline of new homebuying young adults due to a smaller Gen Alpha birth cohort and declining immigration.…

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Beyond the Chatbot: RISMedia Unveils ‘Digital Humans’ at CEO & Leadership Exchange

Paige Tepping — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:31:16 +0000

Above, from left: Sean McRae, John Featherston, Chris Kelly, Creig Northrop, Ben Silva. On-screen: Synthetic humans JackAI and Mae. Photo by AJ Canaria. Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond the chatbot—ushering in what RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston likens to a modern-day Industrial Revolution. During RISMedia’s 38th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange last week…

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Court Report: Vishal Garg Wins Majority Votes, Set to Oust Five Directors; Compass/CRMLS Tensions Spike

Desirae Sin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:57:02 +0000

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Better drops challenge against Vishal Garg The Better Home & Finance Holding Company (commonly known as Better) announced in an Oct. 5 press release that their Special Committee withdrew its challenge to the…

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Fathom, Bed Bath & Beyond Parent Merger Is Called Off

Michael Catarevas — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:54:19 +0000

The potential Fathom and Bed Bath & Beyond parent merger is no more. After Bed Bath & Beyond, now under the corporate name Neighborhood Intelligence, first agreed to acquire real estate brokerage Fathom Holdings last June, the companies, in an Oct. 5 press release, said the deal would not be consummated due to current valuations…

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Long & Foster Names Daniel Dennis President & CEO

Maria Patterson — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:10 +0000

HomeServices of America and Long & Foster Companies have named Daniel Dennis president & CEO of the iconic, 55-year-old firm. With more than two decades of brokerage, luxury and national industry experience, Dennis succeeds Patrick Bain, who is stepping down following a 16-year career with the firm, including as president & CEO for the last…

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