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MoxiWorks has announced the next phase of RISE, its AI-powered relationship intelligence platform for real estate, expanding its ability to connect marketing, outreach, follow-up and execution into one continuous workflow for brokerages, teams and agents. The release addresses one of real estate’s most persistent challenges: consistent follow-up. RISE moves beyond reactive AI by helping agents…

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Home-price growth continues to depreciate across multiple reports as the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) saw improvements to affordability once again in Q1 2026. NAR’s Q1 Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability data found that the national median home price was $404,300, observing only a 0.5% year-over-year increase, compared to 1.2%…

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Zillow posted a strong earnings report for Q1 2026, with revenue up year-over-year as the company launches new consumer-facing initiatives.  But in CEO Jeremy Wacksman’s opening remarks to investors yesterday after the report, he specifically framed Zillow’s success as overcoming a housing market in a rut.  “We once again outperformed the broader housing market, which…

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A federal judge in Virginia has denied a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) major antitrust lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin, clearing the way for the case to advance. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga issued the ruling Wednesday night, rejecting arguments from the two companies that the FTC’s allegations didn’t meet the legal…

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Balcony Raises $14M to Build 'Digital Rails' for U.S. Property Market  PR Newswire

Savills: Oxford Street pedestrianisation 'doesn’t just create more space, it raises expectations'  Drapers

Two cities named Springfield are dominating America's hottest housing markets for different reasons  Fox Business

Chicago investor pays $10.4M for Charlotte site, marking big price jump from 2022 sale  The Business Journals

Marco Rubio and the rise of the real estate ‘shadow state’  The Hill

Days after announcing it would be purchasing legacy franchisor REMAX for $880 million, ascendant tech-focused Real Brokerage announced strong financial results to kick off 2026, with agent count jumping 25% and revenues increasing sharply as company executives touted new opportunities from the acquisition. Reporting Q1 earnings, with $465 million revenue (up 34% year-over-year) and 41,882…

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EXp World Holdings has acquired NextHome, giving real estate professionals within the eXp ecosystem access to a franchise ownership model.

Term Sheet: Bayes highlights debt fund gains, Standard Chartered backs London student housing, Ares posts strong Q1 fundraising figures  Real Estate Capital Europe

FEOC, uncertainty and constraints: Real estate capital for energy storage developers is more critical than ever  pv magazine USA

Pending home sales are at their highest level in nearly four years, but the numbers tell a more complicated story for agents on the ground.

TD Bank U.S. Signs Major 10-Year Lease at International Place, Expanding Boston Presence  Boston Real Estate Times

Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel's most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time.

Real CEO Tamir Poleg identified delivering the $30 million in savings as one of Real’s three biggest priorities before closing the deal.

BILLIONAIRE'S ROW LOWER BEL AIR MANSION HEADS TO AUCTION WITH $30M RESERVE  Yahoo Finance Singapore

News | Bridge Group's Wardour Street sale breaks Soho capital value record  CoStar

Above: NextHome Co-CEO James Dwiggins and eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja Virtual-focused brokerage eXp announced it is buying NextHome, in a move that pairs yet another high-growth tech-focused company with a more traditional franchisor as the industry rapidly accelerates through an unprecedented period of consolidation. In an announcement today, eXp and NextHome executives characterized the…

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