Resources

Who is buying houses right now, and how are they paying?

Apr 15, 2026

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show changes in the share of first-time buyers, cash buyers and more.

Your seller needs to sell now. Here’s how to handle the 6 objections that will stop them

Apr 15, 2026

Help seller clients position their home where buyers see it as the best value among the properties currently on the market. 

‘The dream of the 90s is alive in the Midwest.’ Can they keep it going?

Apr 15, 2026

The Midwest is gaining popularity with homebuyers. Three economists share what the region has going in its favor — and the challenges of maintaining affordability.

60% of brokerages don’t trust their own books (and the IRS is coming)

Apr 15, 2026

In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Loft47’s Sasha Hryciuk and Tracy Simmons to break down what’s really happening inside real estate brokerages and why it’s a much bigger problem than most people realize.

Tech leaders love AI. Everyone else? Not so much

Apr 14, 2026

The real estate industry is embracing AI fast, but rising public skepticism may create new risks for agents, landlords and platforms.

What a moon mission can teach women about timing and success

Apr 14, 2026

Christina Koch just became the first woman in history to travel around the Moon. Julie Escobar shares what Koch's story means for every woman in real estate who thinks she's missed her window. 

Oil prices, jobs and mortgage rates: Numbers to know

Apr 14, 2026

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the factors that are impacting the economy at large and your local market.

Buyers are scared. That’s why they need our insight right now

Apr 14, 2026

Our job as professionals is to read between the lines and help our clients make better decisions than they’d make on their own, Greg Hague writes.

Translating the economics of price discovery to private listings

Apr 14, 2026

Private listings, properly understood, do not replace the MLS — they help it work better by improving the conditions under which price discovery begins.

Ryan Serhant’s brokerage arrives in California with 5 markets

Apr 14, 2026

Ryan Serhant says the firm has now earned the right to enter one of the most competitive real estate markets in the country. It is launching simultaneously in five California markets.

New data shows Compass dominating key markets and keeping more deals in-house

Apr 14, 2026

Compass now holds 30 percent to 39.5 percent of unit sales across five major markets — a share at least four times larger than the next biggest brokerage.

FBI Report: Online real estate fraud is on the rise to the tune of $275M

Apr 14, 2026

One of the factors shaping fraud in 2025 was the rise of artificial intelligence, which made schemes more convincing and harder to detect.