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Instagram cracks down, Meta doubles down, Vine comes back

May 4, 2026

The platforms are done being passive about what gets rewarded. Instagram is restricting reposts, Meta is tightening partnership content standards and new research is poking holes in the demographic targeting assumptions most agents are still operating on.

What Anywhere’s tech onboarding signals for REMAX agents: Intel

May 4, 2026

No one is being forced to switch tech platforms. But both Compass and the Real Brokerage face incentives to persuade.

It takes 2: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

May 4, 2026

Century 21, Engel & Völkers, eXp Realty and other industry brands all made moves last week amid continuing consolidation.

The Iran war has the Fed reconsidering rate hikes — and more divided than ever

May 4, 2026

The Fed held rates on Wednesday in its most divided vote in decades. Three dissenters say the Iran oil shock has changed the math.

Brown Harris Stevens, FirstTeam choose collaboration over brokerage consolidation

May 4, 2026

Two of the nation's largest independent brokerages are joining forces on a multi-year marketing partnership — and say the model could offer a blueprint for other independents facing consolidation pressure.

Almost half of Americans push back on AI data centers: Redfin

May 4, 2026

AI data centers are edging out apartments as the development Americans least want next door. Nearly half of U.S. residents oppose construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, while 38 percent support it, according to a Redfin-commissioned survey.

From efficiency to growth: Where to reinvest the hours AI returns

May 4, 2026

If AI gave you 10 hours back this week, Jason Waugh asks, what would you do with them? Be sure you're investing those hours where they'll compound.

MRED goes national: The quiet dismantling of our MLS system

May 4, 2026

MRED going national is not innovation, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is the beginning of the end of the guardrails provided by local MLSs.

Understanding ‘expectation drift’ before it derails your closings

May 4, 2026

Strong agents don’t just react when problems arise, coach Verl Workman writes. They align expectations before the stress hits.

The credit stress signals that housing headlines are missing

May 4, 2026

New contributor Michael Krein, president of the REO Broker’s Association, says agents need to start paying attention to how credit-stressed consumers are right now.

The Iran War’s impact on the US housing market, explained

May 4, 2026

Mortgage and credit experts explain what buyers, sellers and agents should expect from the Iran war's impact — and what to do now.

From stuck to scaling: A simple daily system to drive real growth

May 3, 2026

Most agents are waiting for a breakthrough moment, Jimmy Burgess writes, but business is built by the small decisions you make every single day.