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| Sep 30, 2026 | CRMLS rejects Compass demands on MLS cooperation rules | California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) has rejected Compass International Holdings’s demands that it stop enforcing rules governing when publicly marketed listings must be submitted to the MLS for cooperation, and is preparing... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Rhino’s DealShield targets climate risk home insurability in California | Property insurance startup Rhino is looking to help real estate agents and their clients assess insurability and find insurance for properties in areas facing high rates of climate disaster risk.
To achieve this goal, Rhino, an insurance br... |
| Feb 17, 2026 | The fastest and slowest housing markets in the country | |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Curd Galindo & Smith Announces the filing of a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against City of Fontana Police Department. | Attorneys Alex Galindo and Maximiliano Galindo with the litigation firm of Curd Galindo & Smith, LLP announce that they have filed on behalf of their Clients a civil rights lawsuit for wrongful death against the City of Fontana police, ... |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Syd Leibovitch, Founder of Rodeo Realty, Named to Swanepoel Power 200 List for Over 30 Years of Industry Leadership | LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Syd Leibovitch, Founder of Rodeo Realty, has been named to the prestigious Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200) List, which recognizes the 200 most powerful and influential leade... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Forget stock options. Some employers are handing out down payments | San Mateo County social worker Aldo Quintero and his wife, Liza, make respectable salaries in their government jobs, but in a region with a median home price of $1.4 million and a county where the figure reaches $2.2 million, a home for the... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | A big Realtors settlement could have led to lower agent commissions. They haven’t changed | When Eric Itakura listed his Mountain View, California, condo last year, he hoped to save some money on commissions.
The rules over how agents’ fees are set had recently been rewritten as part of a landmark settlement reached between the Na... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Hyundai outlines ambitious U.S. growth plans weeks after ICE immigration raid at battery plant | Hyundai is increasing its revenue expectations for 2025, despite ongoing U.S. tariffs causing the automaker to lower its expected operating profit for the year.
The South Korean automaker revised its financial targets Thursday and held CEO ... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 2025 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced | Lucid, Mercedes-Benz AG, AkzoNobel, and other industry leaders recognized for creating a lighter, more sustainable automotive future
TROY, Mich., Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, has name... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Women at the Helm: A New Era in Real Estate Coaching | The real estate industry is a vast ocean, teeming with opportunities and challenges. Yet, for many women navigating these waters, the journey can feel daunting. A new initiative, The Helm, is set to change that. Co-founded by two seasoned e... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Real estate execs launch coaching platform with an eye for helping fellow women | Some of the most powerful women in real estate have taken the industry’s coaching space into their own hands.
A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional ... |
| Sep 26, 2024 |
Opinion: Restoring the American Dream: How 40- and 50-year mortgages could reignite homeownership | The American dream of homeownership is slipping away for many, as the gap between wages and home prices continues to widen. In the 1970s, home prices aligned more closely with income levels. Today, escalating real estate costs—particularly ... |
| Sep 18, 2024 |
Real estate referral fees: The ultimate guide for 2024 | Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.
Here’s our complete guide to sending and receiving real estate referrals and earning more money th... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Curd Galindo & Smith announces that the wrongful death claims in the Stockton Vampire Case advances against prison supervisors | A Federal Court Judge allowed the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Clients of Alex Galindo with Curd Galindo & Smith LLP to proceed and ordered the Defendants to answer the family's complaint.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 16, 2024 ... |
| Sep 13, 2024 |
Realtor.com hires seasoned marketing pro Christine Jacobson as SVP | Realtor.com has hired an experienced entrepreneur for its marketing team, as Christine Jacobson has joined the company as senior vice president of B2B marketing.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Christine to the Realtor.com team,” Mickey Neuberge... |
| Sep 9, 2024 |
Top Agent Network pocket listing suit slated for trial in November 2025 | The Top Agent Network (TAN) pocket listing antitrust lawsuit is on track to have its day in court — and that day will be Nov. 3, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco set the November 2025 trial date on Friday duri... |
| Aug 23, 2024 | The Housing Market Crossroads: Rates, Proposals, and Political Currents | The U.S. housing market stands at a critical juncture. Mortgage rates have stabilized, while political proposals seek to reshape homeownership dynamics. As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell prepares to address economic concerns, the impli... |
| Aug 20, 2024 |
Mortgage rates hold steady ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole speech | After dropping significantly during the first two weeks of August, mortgage rates have plateaued ahead of a key economic announcement on Friday.
That’s when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak at the annual Jackson Hole Econ... |
| Aug 14, 2024 |
Signs point to an extended decline in mortgage rates | Mortgage rates continued to recede during the past week, with the market anticipating a Federal Reserve rate cut next month and the U.S. economy showing signs of weakening.
At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center, the 30-year conforming loan... |
| Aug 8, 2024 |
California Association of Realtors appoints Phil Hawkins as CEO | After more than three months of searching, the California Association of Realtors (CAR) has found its new CEO.
On Thursday, the trade group announced that it has named Phil Hawkins as its new CEO. Hawkins is currently the head of the Pacifi... |
| Jul 31, 2024 | The Shifting Sands of Real Estate: Innovation and Regulation | The real estate landscape is changing. New technologies are emerging, while regulations are tightening. This duality is reshaping how agents, brokers, and buyers interact. In this evolving environment, two recent developments stand out: Per... |
| Jul 30, 2024 |
CRMLS removes seller concession fields from platform | California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has decided to remove fields listing seller concessions from its platform.
In late May, CRMLS added a seller concessions-in-price data field to its platform, allowing listing agents and brokers to list how mu... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Legal Battles and Market Moves: The Shifting Landscape of Real Estate**
** | ** The real estate industry is a battleground. Lawsuits clash with acquisitions, and every move can reshape the market. Recently, two significant events have captured attention: a lawsuit challenging the National Association of Realtors... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Real Estate Tightrope: Navigating Legal Battles and Market Challenges**
** | ** The real estate landscape is a complex web of regulations, market dynamics, and legal battles. Recently, two significant stories have emerged from the world of real estate that highlight the tension between regulations and market realiti... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Battle Over Pocket Listings: A Legal Tug-of-War in Real Estate**
** | ** The world of real estate is often a battleground. Lawsuits, regulations, and market dynamics shape the landscape. Recently, a significant legal clash has emerged over pocket listings, a practice that has stirred controversy and debate. T... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Real Estate Shake-Up: Growth and Legal Battles in the Industry**
** | ** The real estate landscape is shifting. In Cleveland, a powerhouse team is making waves. The Kaim Team, a family-run operation, has joined The Real Brokerage, bringing 25 agents into the fold. This move marks a significant milestone. The ... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Real Estate Rollercoaster: Navigating Part-Time Opportunities and Legal Battles**
** | ** The real estate world is a vibrant tapestry, woven with dreams, challenges, and unexpected twists. Many are drawn to it, lured by the glitz of reality TV shows and the promise of financial freedom. But behind the curtain lies a different... |
| Jul 23, 2024 |
Pocket listing lawsuit allowed to be reconsidered | The second of two lawsuits dealing with pocket listings has been allowed to proceed after a U.S. District Court judge in California granted the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration on Monday.
Originally filed in 2020 by Top Agent Network ... |
| Jul 18, 2024 |
Consumer watchdog releases criteria for evaluating buyer agency agreements | After slamming the California Association of Realtors (CAR) for a draft of its buyer representation agreement, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) on Tuesday released its proposed criteria for evaluating buyer representation agreements... |
| Jul 17, 2024 |
‘Real Estate Insiders’ role play buyer and seller objections | A newly released episode of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast explores the future state of buyer and seller relationships in the housing market after the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) business practice changes take effec... |
| Jul 12, 2024 |
Court denies NAR’s request for rehearing in DOJ investigation case | The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Friday denied a request from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for a rehearing of the court’s previous ruling that the Department of Justice (DOJ) can reopen an investigatio... |
| Jul 12, 2024 |
California Association of Realtors to release new and updated forms | The California Association of Realtors (CAR) evidently wants no part of the Department of Justice.
The association announced on Wednesday that it will release new and updated forms after a delay caused by the DOJ launching a formal inquiry ... |
| Jul 2, 2024 |
What’s the DOJ’s endgame in NAR commission lawsuit settlements? Analysts weigh in | While many had hoped the Department of Justice’s interest in the real estate industry would wane with the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement agreement, that is clearly n... |
| Jun 25, 2024 |
Consumer advocates call California Realtors’ buyer rep agreement ’unreadable’ | A report released Tuesday by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) found that the California Association of Realtors’ (CAR) buyer representation and broker compensation agreement is “virtually unreadable.”
The release notes that the CFA ... |
| Jun 24, 2024 |
DOJ launches formal inquiry into California Association of Realtors’ standard forms | The forms the California Association of Realtors provides its members are the subject of a formal inquiry by the Department of Justice, according to an email the trade group sent to “industry leaders” on Thursday, obtained by HousingWire.
I... |
| Apr 21, 2024 |
California Association of Realtors CEO resigns | California Association of Realtors CEO John Sebree has departed the trade organization. In an announcement on Saturday, CAR said that Sebree was resigning to “pursue other opportunities.
“On behalf of CAR’s leadership team and the Board of ... |
| Mar 18, 2024 |
Opinion: Real estate agents must embrace a non-traditional housing market | For agents navigating and servicing the American housing market, acknowledging its profound evolution over recent decades is crucial. Today’s landscape is quite different from that of 50 or even just 10 years ago. One of the most notable sh... |
| Mar 8, 2024 |
“Greetings from Missouri!” Millions are finding commission lawsuit postcards in the mail. Agents say it’s an opportunity | It was mid-February when clients, family and friends began asking Jason Posnick about strange postcards appearing in their mailboxes. Thanks to Lisa Chinatti, the broker-owner at Chinatti Realty Group, he was not completely caught off guard... |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Business | Mortgage rates hit lowest rate since August | Mortgages rates dipped below 7% this week for the first time since August — and they could keep sliding further.
After reaching their highest point in the last two decades in late October, mortgage rates have been dropping for the last seve... |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 'Selling Sunset' agents are freaking out about LA's new mansion tax — but it's not just millionaires who should be worried | Economy 'Selling Sunset' agents are freaking out about LA's new mansion tax — but it's not just millionaires who should be worried
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| Sep 20, 2023 | Homes in Loma Linda, the only Blue Zone in the US, are about $250,000 cheaper than the rest of California | The housing market in Loma Linda, the United States' only Blue Zone, is tight. Business Wire via AP
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Home buyers seeking a Blue Zone lifestyle in the US have limited options.
Loma Linda, CA, is among the smallest Blue Zones b... |
| Aug 8, 2023 |
The jumbo market’s turning point (Part I) | Gregg Busch has shifted his business focus over the last year or so. And he hasn’t done so voluntarily.
Busch is vice president and senior mortgage banker at First Savings Mortgage Corporation, a Virginia-based lender that produced $2 billi... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | California REALTORS® urge the state to fully fund California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan | LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to CalHFA's pause on the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan program within two... |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Don't bother writing a 'love letter' to home sellers. They're a waste of time and someone could get screwed. | Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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| Feb 1, 2023 | San Francisco Construction Company Gets Homeowners 2-3x ROI on Their Equity | Edri Construction uses a strategic construction remodel to add up to 1300 sq. ft. to Northern California homes.
San Francisco, CA - Edri Construction’s ADU and Garage Renovation services are expanding space in San Fran one home at a time. H... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | California's housing market is cooling off faster than any other US state, even though it's still really costly to buy a home there
California's housing cool down will escalate in 2023 | In San Francisco, home prices have fallen 8.2% from their peak values earlier this year. Getty Images
Housing affordability in California fell to a 15-year low in August, according to the California Association of Realtors.
However, several... |
| Nov 20, 2022 | California has a home ownership crisis | In summary
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| Oct 16, 2022 | California just took a major step to try to solve the housing crisis that's left students 'sleeping in their cars, parking lots or classrooms' in college towns like Santa Cruz | An aerial view of Capitola, a seaside town in Santa Cruz, California. Getty Images
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In the city of Santa Cruz, for example, affordable housing is so ... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | C.A.R. partners with UC Center Sacramento to explore solutions to California's critical real estate issues | Protecting California homes from extreme heat and the social consequences of the state's housing crisis are among topics to be addressed.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®' (... |
| Oct 27, 2021 | C.A.R. Standard Forms for Real Estate Transactions Now Available in the DocuSign Forms Library | Real estate transactions are complex, paper-intensive, regulated processes that involve a diverse group of stakeholders and a high volume of documents. It's no wonder the typical deal takes 50 days to close.
While brokerages that use e... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | C.A.R. Commends Fannie Mae for Considering Rental Payment History When Underwriting Loans | |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Pandemic changes California homebuying behavior, fuels market competition, C.A.R. survey finds | |
| Nov 24, 2020 | California REALTORS® applaud FHFA for raising Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loan limits | |
| Aug 13, 2020 | C.A.R. statement on new FHFA refinance fee that increases costs for borrowers | |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Will Lemonade’s IPO be sweet or sour? | To investors, Lemonade bills itself as the evolutionary successor to the old insurance guard.
Instead of luring established customers with the “I switched-and-saved” value proposition, Lemonade hooks them when they’re young. The armies of a... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | San Diego County sees homebuilding increase to start the year | Homebuilding in San Diego County nearly doubled from last year in the first quarter of 2020 despite COVID-19 closures.
While a welcome sign for housing advocates it comes with two caveats: San Diego County had the biggest drop in residentia... |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Siliconned: Leaving Silicon Valley for universities | Silicon Valley has been a tech startup paradise for decades. It has been described as the modern day Florence in the Renaissance. Tech gods from Apple and Google to Facebook and Twitter were born here. We can credit Silicon Valley as the bi... |
| Apr 7, 2009 | Mortgage Assistance Guarantee: Hook, Line, or Sinker? | As though the $8,000 non-repayable first-time home buyer tax credit recently passed as part of the national stimulus weren’t enough of an incentive to become a homeowner, certain industry groups are now supplementing the up-front tax credit... |
| Jan 26, 2009 | Tech Roundup: Partnership Brings ForeclosureRadar to California Realtors | The Real Estate Business Services Inc. announced last week announced a partnership with ForeclosureRadar, through which all California Association of Realtors (CAR) members may receive the online foreclosure-tracking software at a discounte... |
| Feb 7, 2007 | Report: Calif. Housing Market Slowing Dramatically | Sales of existing single-family homes fell 23 percent during 2006 in California, according to a report released late Tuesday by the California Association of Realtors. The survey, which examined trends in buyer and seller behavior during 20... |
| Will Lemonade’s IPO be sweet or sour? | Lemonade co-founders Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger
To investors, Lemonade bills itself as the evolutionary successor to the old insurance guard.
Instead of luring established customers with the “I switched-and-saved” value proposition,... |
| Is real estate still a viable career in California in 2026? The market data says yes | California has a reputation as one of the hardest places in the country to sell real estate right now. Prices are high. Mortgage rates have not come down. Affordability is stretched thin enough that plenty of buyers who want to move cannot ... |
