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| Inside Real Estate Launches Streams AI Mobile App to Boost Agent Productivity and Response | ||
| 3/31/2026 2:15 PM | ||
| Inside Real Estate announced the launch of Streams, an AI-powered mobile app designed to help real estate agents respond faster, stay proactive and convert more opportunities while on the go. Streams is available first for BoldTrail users, and shortly after for BoomTown users, with additional platforms coming soon as part of Inside Real Estate&#...Read More | ||
| Pillar To Post Home Inspectors Introduces MarketReady Inspections | ||
| 3/31/2026 1:07 PM | ||
| Pillar To Post Home Inspectors has announced it is introducing Realtors® to a new term for a familiar service: MarketReady inspections. Known traditionally in real estate as pre-listing inspections, as stated in a release, MarketReady inspections are designed to help sellers and their agents identify a home’s condition before it goes on the...Read More | ||
| Mississippi, Other States Follow Alabama’s Lead on Buyer Agreement Laws | ||
| 3/31/2026 12:47 PM | ||
| Following commission-focused class-action lawsuits, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) agreed to rule changes in 2024, one of those being the mandatory use of written buyer agreements before any property showing so as to ensure transparency. But at the state level, laws have been passed contradicting this mandate. In 2025, Al...Read More | ||
| Home-Price Growth Sees Weakest Start to Year in Almost a Decade | ||
| 3/31/2026 12:18 PM | ||
| Home prices remain elevated overall, but once again continued to see depreciation, marking a significantly weak start to 2026, according to the latest data. The January S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index saw only a 0.9% gain to kick off 2026, down from a revised 1.1% gain in December (originally 1.3%). Month-over-month, the index saw...Read More | ||
| Consumer Confidence Inches Up Despite Tariff and Geopolitical Conflict | ||
| 3/31/2026 12:16 PM | ||
| Despite ongoing economic impacts surrounding the U.S. and Iran war, monthly consumer confidence as surveyed by the nonprofit Conference Board ticked up in March 2026. The survey, with results collected between March 1-24 (entirely during the Iran war), found that consumer confidence ticked up to 91.8 in March, up from the revised February ...Read More | ||
| Fathom Claims Company Is Entering ‘New Phase’ After Challenging Year | ||
| 3/31/2026 10:59 AM | ||
| The parent company of Fathom Realty, the tech-focused, full-service brokerage under its corporate umbrella, yesterday reported 25% revenue growth for the full year 2025 to $420.5 million, driven by 15% transaction growth, but missed Q4 2025 earnings expectations. The company reported a $6.7 million loss in Q4 and a full-year 2025 net loss ...Read More | ||
| Report: Stale Listings Hit Highest Share Since 2019 | ||
| 3/31/2026 10:47 AM | ||
| According to Redfin, 52.2% of February’s home listings sat on the market for at least 60 days without going under contract. Defining this as “stale inventory,” these types of listings have increased nationwide over the past year from 50.1%—marking the highest level in any given February since 2019, the portal said in a new report.… ...Read More | ||
| Judge Throws Out Realtor Membership Lawsuit in Win for NAR, MLSs | ||
| 3/31/2026 10:01 AM | ||
| A federal judge handed the National Association of Realtors (NAR) a major legal win today, throwing out a lawsuit by two brokers and an agent in Michigan, who had claimed that rules restricting MLS access violated federal and state antitrust laws. Douglas Hardy, Glenn Champion and Dylan Trent filed the lawsuit all the way back… The ...Read More | ||
| ‘You’re Seeing an Industry That Maybe Didn’t Adapt Quickly Enough:’ Offerpad CEO Talks Algorithms, Evolution | ||
| 3/30/2026 2:24 PM | ||
| It’s been about 10 years since Brian Bair launched the iBuyer Offerpad, and three years since it went public. But like with so many other companies these days, suddenly AI has arrived to change how they do business in many ways, and to his way of thinking, there’s no staying static. It’s either get ahead… The post Read More | ||
| Multifamily Continues to Outpace Single-Family as Construction Challenges Persist | ||
| 3/30/2026 1:29 PM | ||
| Multifamily building continues to overshadow single-family new builds as challenges in supply chains and affordability persist in the housing construction industry, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB’s Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) for both Q3 and Q4 2025 (delayed due to government shu...Read More | ||