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| Texas Corcoran Affiliate Announces Local Acquisition | ||
| 6/24/2025 2:46 PM | ||
| The Corcoran Group has announced that Corcoran Genesis, the company’s affiliate serving Houston’s suburban markets, will acquire Corcoran Ferester Realty, the brand’s first Texas affiliate, based in The Woodlands. This strategic alignment brings together two firms under the singular Corcoran Genesis banner, further unifying Corcoran’s footprint ...Read More | ||
| Brokerage Evolution: AI, Private Listings, Climate Change Dominate Trends | ||
| 6/24/2025 12:55 PM | ||
| NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — The real estate world is having something of an identity crisis, and three leading industry insiders didn’t mince words about it during a spirited panel discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) conference in New Orleans on June 17. From private listings to the growing threat of climate…...Read More | ||
| Lofty Announces Partnership with La Rosa Holdings to Support National Expansion Strategy | ||
| 6/24/2025 12:48 PM | ||
| Real estate technology company Lofty has announced La Rosa Holdings Corp., a real estate and PropTech company in Celebration, Florida, has partnered with the Lofty team to support the company’s national expansion efforts. The company says by enabling La Rosa’s agents to close more deals more efficiently, Lofty can deliver the practical innovatio...Read More | ||
| NAR REALTOR Benefits® Announces HP as Newest Partner | ||
| 6/24/2025 12:40 PM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors® today announced HP as a new partner with NAR REALTOR Benefits®. HP offers a wide range of products designed to support productivity, mobility and seamless communication. As part of the agreement, NAR stated that members will receive exclusive discounts up to 40% off select HP products, including pe...Read More | ||
| Opendoor Pivots to Referrals, With iBuyer Aspirations Dimmed | ||
| 6/24/2025 11:51 AM | ||
| Back in 2014, a company called Opendoor launched what was a novel business model at the time—letting people sell their homes “with a few clicks on a computer.” Early investors included Sam Altman, now of OpenAI fame, and Paypal co-founder Max Levchin, at a time when numerous “disruptors” promised to restructure the real estate process…...Read More | ||
| Home Price Growth Slows to Lowest Pace Since 2023 | ||
| 6/24/2025 11:32 AM | ||
| The longstanding hindrance of high prices preventing buyers from entering the home-buying market as a national trend could be giving way to more selective areas of appreciation, with home-price growth leveling off in others. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index—which measures U.S. home prices on a two-month lag—continued its...Read More | ||
| The Niche Knack: Strategies for Focusing on Areas of Exclusivity | ||
| 6/24/2025 11:29 AM | ||
| In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Maximizing Your Niche: How to Specialize and Dominate a Target Market”—panelists included Colette Stevenson, CEO of REsides, an independent MLS known for its borderless model and broker-centric equity structure; Skyler Lemons, a real estate broker with EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago; and Robert Clarkson, founder ...Read More | ||
| Consumer Confidence Retreats in June, Erasing Some Recent Gains | ||
| 6/24/2025 11:24 AM | ||
| The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which measures American opinions of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months, deteriorated by 5.4 points in June, falling to 93 from May’s 98.4. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell 6.4 points to...Read More | ||
| How AI Can Help Your Social Media Strategy | ||
| 6/24/2025 10:47 AM | ||
| Editor’s Note: Social Skills is a bi-monthly feature in RISMedia’s Daily News focused on social media and digital marketing tips, trends and solutions for agents and brokers. Social media can be a full time job—and is for many influencers across the internet. For real estate professionals, however, it is a side job as a tool… The po...Read More | ||
| Anywhere Announces New Chief Communications Officer | ||
| 6/23/2025 2:24 PM | ||
| Above, Barri Rafferty Anywhere Real Estate Inc has announced the appointment of Barri Rafferty as chief communications officer and head of public affairs. Rafferty is an experienced corporate leader who, among other positions, has previously led a communications reputation management team at Wells Fargo and served as interim CEO for C200, a non-...Read More | ||