The supply gap in housing has been a consistent topic of conversation over the recent years of housing-market challenges. The idea that the U.S. is short nearly 4 million homes has been stated over and over, but what does this figure truly mean, and how can the industry overcome...
Something unexpected is happening as AI adoption grows in real estate. Women leaders are showing a more measured, confident approach to AI than their male counterparts. The 2025 Delta Real Estate Leadership Survey highlights a significant shift from last year. In 2024, female leaders expressed slightly higher concerns about...
Above, Sarah Peters Sarah Peters had been teaching American history in scenic Bucks County, Pennsylvania for 15 years when the idea of selling real estate occurred to her. Bucks County is a charming and desirable place to live, and a real estate career, she thought, might offer new challenges...
Hurricanes, wildfires and other natural calamities are a homeowner's worst nightmare, and forward-thinking homebuilders are doing something about it. As housing demands rise, the need for homes that are resilient, energy-efficient and sustainable has never been more critical. But can those three goals be achieved without sacrificing affordability? That ...read more
A married couple searching for their first house is a classic real estate tale, but that's far from a guarantee that this is the type of client you or your team will work with each and every time. Millennials have shown less history of or inclination to get married...
Mid-America Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MARIS) has introduced what it lauds as the first tiered, metered data feed offered by a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that directly incorporates broker profit-sharing, according to a news release. Starting this year, brokers who upload active listings to MARIS and successfully close those...
The Residential Real Estate Council (RRC) has announced its 37th annual Sell-A-Bration® conference, which will be held at the recently renovated Omni Nashville Hotel from March 17 to 19, 2025. The 2025 conference will have global representation, with attendees confirmed from 10 countries, including the United States, Argentina, Canada, ...read more
Editor's note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia's weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Hooper plaintiffs accuse interveners of demanding compensation, support settlements Plaintiffs in 1925 Hooper vs. NAR recently filed a reply in support of the controversial settlements from eXp...
Uncertainty remains high, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized the Fed's focus on “separating the signal from the noise,” claiming that the central bank is “well-positioned to wait for greater clarity.” During a talk at the University of Chicago's Booth School's Clark Center for Global Markets on March...
Above, Jason Haber, co-founder of the American Real Estate Association When in February of 2024 a new organization, the American Real Estate Association (AREA, our acronym, not theirs), was launched as a potential alternative to the embattled National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), founders Jason Haber, with Compass, and The...