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Second Century Ventures Selects Six Companies for 2026 REACH Scale-Up Program

Paige Brown — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:08:20 +0000

Second Century Ventures, an investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, has announced the six companies selected for the 2026 REACH residential scale-up program. For more than a decade, the REACH program has identified and accelerated innovative technology companies focused on advancing the residential real estate sector. Since expanding globally and into commercial real…

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U.S. Home Sales Not Rebounding Despite Modest Market Improvements: NAR

Claudia Larsen — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:07:27 +0000

After two brutal years in the housing market, hopes were high that 2026 would see a gradual rebound. But those hopes haven’t materialized as potential buyers see misalignment between their incomes and active home listings, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). As of March 2026, 74.9% of U.S. listings…

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The Listing Strategy Conversation Agents Should Be Having With Every Seller

Beth McGuire — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:02:02 +0000

I was on the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered podcast recently, and one of the moments that seemed to resonate most was when I walked through how I’d actually use Zillow Preview as a listing agent—the sequencing, the timing, the pitch to a seller. It was a quick example in the middle of a longer conversation,…

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Mortgage Rates Continue Ticking Up

Beth McGuire — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:40:37 +0000

While mortgage rates continue to tick up amid continued economic uncertainty, economists note the spring market is proving more resilient than expected, mainly due to rates remaining much lower than a year ago at this time. The average mortgage rate increased 2 basis points to 6.53%, up from 6.51% last week, according to the latest…

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Top-Producing Luxury Broker Returns to Brown Harris Stevens

Claudia Larsen — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:15:11 +0000

Above, Rachel Glazer Brown Harris Stevens announces that top-producing luxury broker Rachel Glazer has rejoined the firm from Compass alongside her team, marking a return to the brokerage where she previously spent 12 years building one of New York City’s top luxury real estate businesses. Glazer and her team closed more than $119 million in…

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New-Home Sales Decline in April; Inflation, Rates and Iran Tensions Cited

Michael Catarevas — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:08:43 +0000

Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 6.2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 622,000, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, as the 2026 housing market remains sluggish overall. The pace of new-home sales is down 11.3% from a…

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With a ‘Massive Threat’ Facing MLSs, NextHome and eXp Leaders Preview Inventory Arms Race

Michael Catarevas — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:32:48 +0000

Above, from left top row, NextHome President James Dwiggins and RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston; bottom row, eXp CEO Leo Pareja When the leaders of eXp Realty and NextHome came together for an RISMedia Industry Briefing webinar to discuss the former acquiring the latter, the talking points with RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston…

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Amid Flurry of Deals, How the Brokerage Landscape Might Change for Good

Maria Patterson — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:11:43 +0000

With a 38-year history ranking residential real estate’s most successful U.S. brokerage firms, RISMedia’s annual Power Broker Report & Survey has had a front row seat to industry change, witnessing the various stages of the brokerage lifecycle—growth, acquisition, merger, rebrand, as well as shops closing up for good. The degree and pace of change in…

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NAR, CMLS Push for DOJ Antitrust Guidelines Around ‘Collaborations Among Competitors’

Jesse Williams — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:22:19 +0000

Antitrust has been a loaded topic in real estate since at least the commission lawsuits of the 2020s that alleged many foundational rules and practices in real estate violated antitrust laws, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) launching its own parallel inquiry. Now, federal agencies are looking to review and revise existing antitrust guidelines, the…

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HouseWhisper Launches New AI Tools to Help Real Estate Teams Revive Dormant Leads and Improve Conversion

Paige Brown — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:21:45 +0000

HouseWhisper has announced a major expansion of its product suite with the launch of Lead Engine and Rules Engine—two new capabilities designed to help real estate teams automate lead engagement, improve routing efficiency and keep pipelines active at sale. The new tools work alongside HouseWhisper’s existing AI assistant to create a connected system that manages…

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