Resources

How redlining built the housing market agents work in today

Jun 18, 2026

The maps are from the 1930s. The consequences are not. Braden Crooks of Designing the WE brought the "Undesign the Redline" exhibit to the NAR expo in Washington to show how Depression-era federal housing policy drew the lines that still define today's market — from the affordability crisis to appraisal bias to the racial wealth gap.

Sotheby’s report: Aging in place is reshaping luxury real estate

Jun 18, 2026

Sotheby's 2026 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook finds that 38 percent of agents in the $10 million-plus segment say aging in place is reshaping buyer behavior — and the ripple effects reach well below the ultra-luxury tier.

3 leading Northeast brokerages merge into $1.5B BHGRE brand

Jun 18, 2026

BHGRE Maturo, BHGRE Dream Properties and Realty Connect USA have merged to create BHGRE Realty Connect. The brokerage serves New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

‘Wait, isn’t Bed Bath and Beyond out of business?’ What the Fathom deal means for real estate

Jun 18, 2026

Bed Bath and Beyond is building an end-to-end homeownership platform by acquiring Fathom Holdings. Coach Darryl Davis asks, "What does a retailer owning a brokerage mean for the future of real estate?"

The Iran deal just dropped oil prices. Here’s what that means

Jun 17, 2026

The Iran deal is incredibly important and carries real economic significance. What it is not, at least at this moment, trainer Bernice Ross writes, is a feel-good mortgage rate story.

The real estate agent participation crisis nobody wants to talk about

Jun 17, 2026

Although agents frequently ask for more training, more coaching and more resources, Lori Muller writes, they're not always showing up.

In the age of AI, here’s why homebuyers still need a human

Jun 17, 2026

The greatest value of all isn't information or interpretation, Suzy Minken writes. It's having another human witness the buyer experience.

Real estate is losing the public’s trust. Here’s why

Jun 17, 2026

On this episode, Samson Properties CEO Donny Samson explains why consumers are losing confidence in the industry and what agents, brokerages, MLSs and associations can do about it.

Before you talk to a seller, learn where you fall on their trust scale

Jun 17, 2026

Sellers are drowning in information, coach Darryl Davis writes. What the seller needs is a grounded, knowledgeable advisor who tells them the truth about their house.

Trump’s trade war scared off window shoppers, but serious Canadian buyers are closing deals

Jun 17, 2026

Canadian online searches for U.S. homes are still running below pre-tariff levels, but mortgage originations at RBC Bank are flat to slightly higher than a year ago — a split that suggests the Canadians still shopping are buying, according to RBC Bank's head of real estate financing.

Winning in the new real estate reality: Now Streaming

Jun 17, 2026

As private listings and tax migration redraw the map, the real estate agents winning right now are reading the market in real time.

Bed Bath and Beyond will acquire Fathom Holdings in all-stock deal

Jun 17, 2026

The deal, announced Wednesday morning, is an all-stock transaction that will value Fathom Holdings at about $53.38 million.