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| Zillow Rentals’ Michael Sherman: Renting Shouldn’t Be This Complicated | ||
| 5/22/2026 10:30 AM | ||
| Michael Sherman leads Zillow Rentals, overseeing the business and product teams responsible for Zillow’s rental marketplace. Since joining Zillow in 2012, Sherman has held leadership roles across several of the company’s businesses, focusing on building products and partnerships that create value for both consumers and industry partners. &...Read More | ||
| Zillow Seeks Emergency Court Order After MRED Cut Off Listing Access | ||
| 5/21/2026 6:21 PM | ||
| Zillow is asking a federal judge for emergency relief after Chicago’s dominant MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), cut off access to more than 30,000 residential listings, a move the online real estate platform characterizes as an illegal retaliation orchestrated with competitor Compass. In a motion May 21 in the U.S. District Court for the...Read More | ||
| PropStream to Attend the 2026 Realtors® Legislative Meetings | ||
| 5/21/2026 2:08 PM | ||
| PropStream has announced it will be in attendance at the 2026 Realtors® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., from June 13-18. At the Realtors® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., thousands of members unite to conduct NAR business as well as discuss the real estate profession and policy advocacy, according to a release....Read More | ||
| SkySlope and Cloze Expand Integration to Automate Real Estate Transaction Paperwork | ||
| 5/21/2026 1:58 PM | ||
| SkySlope—a transaction management solution for real estate brokerages—has announced the launch of SkySlope Forms support within Cloze—an AI-powered real estate platform. This is an expansion of the pre-existing integration between the two companies, creating a more connected experience that takes agents from first contact to signed contract with...Read More | ||
| Legislative Round-Up: Omnibus Housing Bill Regains Momentum; Crypto ‘Tokenization; Clears Senate Committee | ||
| 5/21/2026 12:08 PM | ||
| Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. ROAD to Housing Act back on the table An amended version of the housing omnibus bill currently known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has once more passed the House of Repres...Read More | ||
| Report: Homeownership Costs Top 100% of Renter Income in 7 U.S. Metros | ||
| 5/21/2026 12:05 PM | ||
| A new housing affordability index from the University of San Diego reveals that the total cost of homeownership surpassed renters’ income in some of the nation’s largest metros at the end of 2025. As the data shows, there’s a lot more that goes into the housing affordability equation that can make—or break—homebuyers’ ability to purchase…<...Read More | ||
| Inflation, High Treasury Yields Force Mortgage Rates Upward | ||
| 5/21/2026 11:56 AM | ||
| Mortgage rates have fluctuated again this week, seeing an increase as inflation rose due to elevated oil, gas and energy prices due to continued geopolitical tensions, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® found that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) had increased from 6.36% last we...Read More | ||
| Housing Starts Slip in April; Still Outpacing 2025 | ||
| 5/21/2026 10:58 AM | ||
| Housing starts softened in April after March’s sharp increase, though year-over-year comparisons remain slightly positive as the housing market navigates shifting seasonal patterns. In the New Residential Construction report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, new housing starts were down 2.8% fr...Read More | ||
| Fed Officials Expect Rate Hikes If Inflation Continues | ||
| 5/20/2026 3:11 PM | ||
| The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran has caused inflation to increase; energy prices most recently boosted annual inflation to a three-year high of 3.5%. If inflation continues to rise, then the Federal Reserve board expects they will have to hike interest rates as an offset, based on revelations in the latest meeting…Read More | ||
| Md Kamruzzaman on Telling the Right Stories for Luxury Buyers | ||
| 5/20/2026 1:31 PM | ||
| Even the most well-established brands need sharp marketing minds to adapt to where consumers are moving. For REAL New York, Director of Marketing Md Kamruzzaman offers that and more. Overseeing a portfolio of more than 1,500 properties, he led the marketing launches of luxury Manhattan properties throughout 2025, most notably the 311-unit tower ...Read More | ||