Real Estate Trends

Comparing real estate agent GCI can drive reactive choices, hide costs, and distract from retention, trust and client value.

Beshara Real Estate Team joins Compass Atlanta after 19 years at Keller Williams, posting 62 sides and $36.23M in 2025.

Affordability pressures are shifting life decisions, first-time buyers were 21% in 2024 and average first-time buyer age reached 40.

Mercado brings more than 20 years of experience in residential real estate, brokerage leadership, housing finance and affordable lending.

Kasal brings more than 25 years of residential real estate experience spanning brokerage operations, market expansion, recruiting and more.

REMAX executive Chris Lim says his ARA board role will focus on practical agent education and advocacy as industry policies evolve.

According to Coldwell Banker, searches for U.S. luxury real estate by global buyers increased 100% during the first five months of 2026.

Randian Capital asked loanDepot’s board to review strategic alternatives, including a sale. Activist shareholder says shares fell more than 90% since the 2021 IPO

Uplist’s Homebuyer Intelligence links live lender pricing and affordability tools to listings, giving buyers payment clarity at showings.

Point closed a $508.6M rated HEI securitization on July 15, with 30-plus investors and BB low spreads more than 220 bps tighter.

Sarah Wheeler talks with Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami about housing demand with mortgage rates at yearly highs.

Zeb sits down with Larry Bailey from Mortgage Workflow Partners, who began his career as a loan processor in 1993 and now champions a simple but disruptive idea: “workflow before technology.”

Discover how builders are gaining visibility into land development to improve cycle times, reduce delays and optimize capital efficiency.

The real question isn’t whether a house beats the stock market. It’s what kind of life someone is trying to build.

Lawmakers reintroduce the Making Condos Safer and Affordable Act to expand low-interest loans for structural and life-safety work.

The ROAD to Housing Act removed BTR sell-off rules, but the industry seeks Treasury clarity on an institutional investor ban.

Construction and real estate activity increased slightly overall, with several districts highlighting growth in data center building.

Fairway Home Mortgage launches Fairway SAFE, a nonprofit focused on educating seniors and professionals to prevent elder exploitation.

In a testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Vought defended workforce reductions and regulatory changes.

Prosecutors describe a $2.5 million scheme that used false invoices, kickbacks and fraudulent payments over a four-year period.