Zillow, Realtor.com team up to broaden pre-market home access
Zillow and Realtor.com are joining forces to display Zillow’s pre-market Preview listings on both portals, extending early access to for-sale homes to buyers across the two largest U.S. real estate search sites, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Beginning this summer, homes entered as Zillow
Independents aren’t on an island: FirstTeam, Brown Harris Stevens bet on collaboration
As large national brokerages and franchisors consolidate, two regional independent firms, the West Coast-based FirstTeam Real Estate and the East Coast-based Brown Harris Stevens, are teaming up to show that there is a way for independents to compete more aggressively while maintaining their indepen
Generic AI won’t fix mortgage lending. Intelligent AI will.
Mortgage lenders are rushing to adopt AI, but many are repeating a familiar mistake: using new technology to accelerate old processes. Faster paper-pushing isn’t transformation. AI presents an opportunity to go further—but only if lenders approach it correctly. In mortgage lending, intelligent AI m
Inside the 2026 housing market outlook: Key trends shaping homebuilders, capital and strategy
The 2026 housing market is entering a new phase, shaped less by structural constraints and more by external forces influencing buyer confidence. At this year’s annual Forum for Housing Executives, hosted by Builder Advisor Group and Avila Real Estate Capital, more than 80 C-level leaders gathered to