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Is fall the new spring? Market winds may be shifting, NAR says

Sep 26, 2025

Increased homebuying affordability, more inventory and fewer competing buyers may lead to a prime week for homebuyers in October, leading to conditions like a "second spring market."

How the escrow process offers a chance to show your value: Step 7

Sep 26, 2025

Just like in school, group projects can be stressful. In Part 7 of her eight-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson helps you pull the moving parts of the escrow process together.

No filter: Your personal opinions on social media can get you fired

Sep 26, 2025

Cancel culture has entered a new, more aggressive phase. For agents, one unfiltered opinion online can spark backlash that threatens your license, your livelihood, and your reputation.

Enduring elegance: Leadership lessons from Giorgio Armani

Sep 26, 2025

The designer showed us that greatness isn’t loud, rushed or accidental, Darryl Davis writes. It’s carefully crafted, relentlessly consistent and fueled by deep love of the work.

How a government shutdown would affect real estate agents

Sep 25, 2025

The National Flood Insurance Program is set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and the IRS face staff reductions.

How the Compass-Anywhere deal could spur an ‘arms race’

Sep 25, 2025

Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson break down the Compass-Anywhere deal that is set to create a company worth an estimated $10 billion.

Lesson Learned: This isn’t influencing. It’s business

Sep 25, 2025

Find out how North Carolina broker Alli Pepperling launched her real estate business while embracing tradition and technology.

Compass just recruited a pair of high-profile Hilton family scions

Sep 25, 2025

Barron Hilton is son of Rick Hilton, a cofounder of Hilton & Hyland, who cofounded the Hilton Hilton brokerage a few years ago with his father and wife, Tessa. Now, the couple will start a team at Compass.

August existing-home sales may have been lowest in a decade

Sep 25, 2025

Sales slowed month-over-month to an annualized rate of 4 million homes sold this year, according to a new report released Thursday by NAR.

Does the Compass-Anywhere deal set the stage for a private listings culture clash?

Sep 25, 2025

As the debate over private listings and the Clear Cooperation Policy raged on, Anywhere leaders charted a distinctly central path. Here's how that could change under a Compass banner.

How to decide whether to stay or go after a big brokerage merger

Sep 25, 2025

Brokerage leaders are constantly making decisions due to change in our businesses, Claudia Stallings writes. But when monumental shifts occur, whether it’s planned or not, there are always choices.

Compass-Anywhere deal sets up private listings culture clash

Sep 25, 2025

As the debate over private listings and the Clear Cooperation Policy raged on, Anywhere leaders charted a distinctively central path. Will that change under a Compass banner?