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2025


How the country’s largest MLS is pitching its value

How the country’s largest MLS is pitching its value

To comply with the NAR settlement, the organizations can no longer include offers of compensation on their platforms โ€” a change that has made MLSs "somewhat" or "much" less valuable, according to 55% of real estate professionals in an October survey from WAV Group.


Housing optimism up ‘substantially’ compared to a year ago

Housing optimism up ‘substantially’ compared to a year ago

Consumer sentiment has continued to trend upward, reaching 73.1 in December โ€” "substantially above year-ago levels," said Mark Palim, Fannie Mae SVP and chief economist.


Quotable moments from a year of notable change

Quotable moments from a year of notable change

Instead, United, which operates on a flat fee model, offers other benefits โ€” such as health care and financial planning โ€” which Duffy believes are more valuable to agents and their primary business of selling real estate, not being a recruiter.


HUD: Housing programs crucial as homelessness reaches new highs

HUD: Housing programs crucial as homelessness reaches new highs

In an interview on PBS NewsHour last week, Shaun Donovan, CEO and president of Enterprise Community Partners and a former HUD chief, said the improvement in the veteran population illustrates a "really a hopeful sign we do know how to solve homelessness" and could help serve as a blueprint as policymakers work to address the crisis more broadly.


MLS, association execs expect membership declines in 2025

MLS, association execs expect membership declines in 2025

A recent T3 Sixty survey of real estate association and MLS executives found that more than 70% are budgeting for a projected decrease in membership, citing a combination of external and internal factors.


The Ten: How mortgage rate head fakes foiled a real estate recovery

The Ten: How mortgage rate head fakes foiled a real estate recovery

The bond market's response to economic and political conditions โ€” in particular, concerns about deficit spending and inflation stemming from Trump administration proposals โ€” is also having an effect, said Selma Hepp, chief economist at CoreLogic.