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- Keller Williams hires Brandi Lewis to lead luxury division in Atlantaby Jonathan Delozier on July 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Since the start of 2022, Lewis has closed more than $56.1 million in sales, representing clients in Atlanta’s luxury real estate market.
- Top Florida real estate team signs on with Compassby Jonathan Delozier on July 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Korman Group will work out of Compass’s Boca Raton office, with operations extending into Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Jupiter.
- Atlas VMS acquires appraisal order management platformby Neil Pierson on July 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Atlas called the move a “significant step” in developing technology-driven solutions to better serve mortgage lenders and AMCs.
- RentSpree partners with Hive MLS to expand access in Southeastby Jonathan Delozier on July 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The new rental tools integration will be available at no cost to Hive MLS subscribers in Georgia and the Carolinas.
- Compass names new regional vice president for the Gulf Coastby Brooklee Han on July 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
David Favret, a former broker at Latter & Blum, will serve as regional vice president for Louisiana and Mississippi
- NAR again seeks dismissal of discrimination and harassment suitby Brooklee Han on July 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NAR filed a motion to dismiss all but the breach of contract claims made by Rhoshani Sheth in her second amended complaint.
- Consolidation is picking up in the MLS spaceby Brooklee Han on July 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
MLS industry leaders agree that the space is ripe for consolidation, but they also say there are numerous hurdles to overcome.
- Top New York City broker makes the move to Corcoranby Brooklee Han on July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kathy Murray and her eponymous team are making the move to Corcoran after more than 20 years at Douglas Elliman.
- Fireside Chat: Reinventing NARby HW Media Events on July 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Nykia Wright, CEO of the National Association of Realtors, brings deep turnaround experience and a bold vision to one of the most pivotal leadership roles in real estate today.
- Compass acquires Denver-based PorchLight Real Estate Groupby Brooklee Han on July 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The brokerage said this move will help strengthen its operation in Colorado. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- Agents say Cape Coral’s housing market is correcting, not crashingby Jonathan Delozier on July 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Agents who spoke with HousingWire think that the southwest Florida city is experiencing a natural market correction — not a collapse.
- Family-run New Jersey real estate team posts a record yearby Jonathan Delozier on July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A best-ever sales year in 2024 secured The Bruen Team a spot among small teams on this year’s RealTrends Verified rankings.
- How Flyhomes’ search portal fits in with Real’s AI visionby Brooklee Han on July 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Real Brokerage may have bought a the Flyhomes search portal, but the brokerage says it has no intention of entering the portal wars.
- Realtor.com adds property tax appeal tool with Ownwell integrationby Jonathan Delozier on July 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The integration comes amid rising homeownership costs, with property taxes often cited as one of the largest expenses after mortgage payments.
- Custom GPTs are Quietly Taking Over Real Estate – Here’s How to Build Oneby Emile L’Eplattenier, Gina Baker on July 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We sat down with Rajeeva Sajja to learn how powerful custom GPTs are for Realtors, and his easy step-by-step workflow any agent can use to build one.
- Pulte says GSEs will accept VantageScore 4.0 immediatelyby James Kleimann, Flávia Furlan Nunes on July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced on Tuesday that the GSEs will accept VantageScore 4.0 immediately and keep tri-merge scores.
- NorthstarMLS says no to delayed marketing exempt listingsby Brooklee Han on July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Minnesota-based MLS is adopting NAR’s mandatory Multiple Listing Options policy but will not implement delayed listings.
- CRMLS, Stellar MLS announce data sharing agreementby Brooklee Han on July 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
CRMLS, Bright MLS and Stellar MLS now have reciprocal data sharing agreements, providing data to a combined 300,000 agents.
- NAR celebrates passage of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’by Jonathan Delozier, Jeff Andrews on July 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The bill includes several long-sought policy priorities for NAR, including a fourfold increase to the cap on state and local tax deductions.
- Anthony Lamacchia takes real estate’s fight to Trumpby Tracey Velt on July 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Boston-area broker Anthony Lamacchia was invited to a private roundtable with Donald Trump weeks before Trump’s second-term inauguration.