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What can Australia learn from Europe’s housing plan?  Yahoo News Australia

Contributor and broker Holly Brink says that alternative MLSs and associations across the country are offering agents the long-overdue flexibility they need.

Before making a decision about Realtor membership, Darryl Davis writes, consider how foundational the National Association of Realtors is to who we are as professionals.

Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust Announces Board and Committee Leadership Changes  TipRanks

In an industry obsessed with being "always on," Molly McKinley writes, these monastics are demonstrating something agents desperately need to relearn.

Maybe the MLS isn’t perfect, broker Dennis Norman writes, but it’s still the only tool we have that puts listings in front of everyone, not just the ones invited behind the curtain.

London region records big dip in housing starts in 2025, despite robust activity in multi-unit residential  CTV News

Homebuyers are canceling sales contracts at highest rate ever. Here's why.  USA Today

The real estate industry is viewing 2026 with hearts full of hope. After a challenging few years since the pandemic, the housing market is due for a rebirth. Economists’ predictions across the board have shown a better future on the horizon, and Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant is one of them. In her opinion,…

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Inside a $19 Million London Apartment With Access to an Exclusive Private Club  Robb Report

January 2026 Industrial Report: Developers Look for Energy Security  Commercial Cafe

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point has launched a proxy fight against CoStar Group, nominating multiple directors to the company’s board and demanding the real estate giant exit its residential business entirely. In a letter released this morning, Third Point announced it would seek to replace a majority of CoStar’s eight-person board, marking…

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A new Redfin report showed that roughly 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December 2025, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s up from 14.9% a year earlier and marks the highest December rate in records dating back to 2017. Based on a Redfin analysis of seasonal MLS pending-sales…

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Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate announced the launch of its newly redesigned website in partnership with RELIANCEai™. Following a refreshed brand identity introduced late last year, the new website reflects the company’s continued evolution—combining deep local expertise, modern technology and a client-first approach designed to better serve today’s consumers, a release noted. “Today’s buyers and sellers expect…

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Realty ONE Group International announced its 2025 year-end giving results, highlighting the significant impact made by its real estate professionals around the globe through ONE Cares, the company’s charitable foundation, according to a release. Throughout 2025, members of the ONE Family Network supported 240,292 community neighbors worldwide, contributed 8,467 hours of volunteer service and donated…

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.RealEstate, an official partner of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), announced the release of a new unified digital platform that helps real estate professionals build, launch and manage their online presence in one place. The launch follows the company’s August 2025 rebrand from Get.Realtor to .RealEstate and reflects its shift from domains to a…

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Home-price growth continued its trend of deceleration in November 2025, holding steady at two-year lows and demonstrating the possibility of market growth, according to the latest data. The November S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index found that home-price growth posted a 1.4% annual gain, the same rate as observed the month prior, which was noted…

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The optimism of a new year does not seem to have brought a boost to U.S. consumer confidence—quite the opposite, in fact. According to the latest survey from the Conference Board, consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, lower even than the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Confidence collapsed in January, as…

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The National Association of Realtors partner now offers branding and marketing services, which includes website creation, customer relationship management and AI-powered search engine optimization.

A major New York hedge fund has called on CoStar to divest or shut down its residential real estate business after heavy spending on Homes.com.