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| Nov 3, 2026 | New national home listing database is taking on Compass in the battle for control of real estate information | AGNT, HomeServices of America, Keller Williams and Real REMAX Group, four of the nation’s largest brokerages, announced that they are creating a largely open and shared database (API) of listings for brokers.
Open Real Estate is designed, a... |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Open Real Estate gets a boost from independents — and an opening from MLSs | A week after Open Real Estate, a broker-led initiative to build a shared infrastructure for residential listing data, launched, the initiative announced that it has secured 826 letters of support from real estate brokerage leaders across th... |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Op-Ed: MLSs can build what brokers want or brokers will do it | On Monday, four of the largest brokerage companies in the country — Keller Williams, HomeServices of America, eXp’s parent AGNT and Real REMAX Group, roughly 300,000 agents between them — announced Open Real Estate, a shared listing databas... |
| Oct 29, 2026 | MLS executives weigh Open Real Estate and listing control | The announcement of the Open Real Estate initiative caused quite a stir this week, as industry professionals and analysts ponder how the national residential real estate data-sharing initiative will fit into the real estate ecosystem and wh... |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Open Real Estate gains momentum as independent brokerages sign on | For Donny Samson, the CEO and principal broker of Virginia-based RealTrends Verified Samson Properties, the decision to have his firm join Open Real Estate as one of the first participating brokerages was a no-brainer.
“I have been pretty o... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Open Real Estate promises broader listing access — and a more level playing field for brokers | For Leo Pareja, the CEO of AGNT Inc. (eXp Realty and NextHome), Open Real Estate, an initiative of which his firm is one of four founding members, is a way to preserve not only the opportunity for small independents and start up brokerages ... |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Open Real Estate got the brokers to agree. Now it has to decide who holds the keys | For two years, listings in this country have been slipping underground one company at a time. The largest brokerage in America has defended that model on national television, and has bragged to shareholders that more than 50% of all its new... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 4 real estate giants team up to create new, shared listings platform | The battle over who controls real estate listings just got a lot bigger. Four of the nation’s largest brokerage companies are joining forces to launch a national data-sharing initiative that could challenge the growing use of private listin... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Open Real Estate: Housing markets must remain open to all | From the Founding Members and Participating Real Estate Organizations of Open Real Estate
For generations, the U.S. housing market has been built on a simple but powerful principle: broad access to listing information expands opportunity an... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Everything we know so far about Open Real Estate | AGNT Inc. (eXp Realty and NextHome), HomeServices of America, Keller Williams Realty and Real REMAX Group put the real estate industry on notice Monday morning, announcing the launch of their joint initiative Open Real Estate.
The founding ... |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Homebuying experience is fragmented, survey finds 70% call it a hassle | Buying a home has never been a simple transaction. Buyers navigate home searches, financing, inspections, insurance, title, closing and countless decisions along the way. Each piece may be handled by an experienced professional, but when th... |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Rechat appoints Audie Chamberlain as chief industry officer | Rechat has appointed Audie Chamberlain as chief industry officer, a newly created role on the company’s executive team, effective immediately.
Chamberlain will lead brand, communications and partnerships, and will expand Rechat’s relationsh... |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Daniel Dennis named Long and Foster president and CEO | Daniel Dennis has been named president and CEO of Long & Foster Companies, returning to the HomeServices of America network, the company announced Monday.
Dennis succeeds Patrick Bain, who is stepping down after a 16-year career at Long... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Real estate brokers urge MLSs to modernize before agents find workarounds | Robert Reffkin may be grabbing headlines with his fight over office exclusives, but Compass International Holdings is hardly the only brokerage pushing MLSs to change.
At the Council of MLS’s Open House conference Wednesday, brokerage leade... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eXp, HomeServices join CMLS effort to give brokers a bigger voice in MLS decisions | The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) has created a new Brokerage Membership category intended to bring MLS and brokerage leaders into more structured and regular dialogue on the future of the MLS marketplace, the trade group anno... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | HomeServices acquires 1000WATT to accelerate its all-in-one real estate strategy | HomeServices of America has acquired real estate research and strategy firm 1000WATT. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
As a result of the deal, 1000WATT will become an internal resource for HomeServices of America’s owned... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | HomeServices spent decades building quietly. Now it wants to get loud | The acquisition of 1000WATT by HomeServices of America signals a broader shift as company looks to turn its sprawling housing infrastructure into a consumer-facing competitive advantage.
For years, HomeServices had something many of its com... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | CMLS CEO Jessica Edgerton urges industry to ‘get messy’ at 2026 Open House | Jessica Edgerton, CEO of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), welcomed guests to the CMLS Open House 2026 conference by calling for an embrace of discomfort and moving quickly to break down silos that have long divided real esta... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Coming soon listings are changing the rules of the home search | Over the past six months, “coming soon” listings have made a major comeback across the housing industry. But where those listings actually appear — and who gets to see them — can vary widely depending on an agent’s brokerage and, in many ca... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Survey finds 70% of homebuyers say the transaction is a hassle | Most recent homebuyers say their real estate agent should coordinate the mortgage, title and insurance providers in a purchase, but the transaction still feels like a “hassle” for nearly seven in 10 buyers, according to new consumer researc... |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Warren Buffett Watch: It’s Buffett, not Abel, who appears to be calling the shots on stocks | (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)
Two weeks ago, Berkshire Hathaway reported its huge... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA SAYS HOUSING INDUSTRY IS SOLVING THE WRONG CRISIS, FUTURE BUYERS LOCKED OUT OF AMERICAN DREAM | "The Real American Housing Crisis: What's Happening to Our Future Homeowners?" Finds only 19% believe they can buy home within the next five years, a record low MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, July 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA APPOINTS MYRIAM PIERRE WARREN CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Myriam Pierre Warren, Chief Legal Officer for HomeServices of America
Longtime leader brings more than 14 years of enterprise experience to oversee HomeServices' legal operations and support continued business growth MINNEAPOLIS, MN, U... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HOMESERVICES OF AMERICA WHOLLY OWNED COMPANIES AND ITS FRANCHISE NETWORK BHHS DOMINATE 2026 REALTRENDS VERIFIED | More than 4,400 Real Estate Professionals Across the HomeServices of America Enterprise Earn Independent Verification as the Nation’s Top Producers MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- HomeServices of America w... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Dallas' Leading Luxury Real Estate Firm Allie Beth Allman & Associates Tops $1 Billion in Q1 | As a new equity partner, Keith Conlon, president and CEO of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, celebrates the firm’s agents and team while announcing a record-breaking first quarter exceeding $1 billion in sales.
New Estate in Preston Holl... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Chris Kelly, CEO of HomeServices of America, Addresses Housing Market Stability Amid Steady Interest Rates | Mortgage interest rates in the 5 percent to 7 percent range have occurred during approximately 14 of the past 30 years, making this one of the most common environments for U.S. homebuyers.
In 2025, the volume of mortgages with interest rate... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Dallas’ Leading Luxury Real Estate Firm Strengthens Through Equity Partnership | Keith Conlon, president and CEO of Dallas luxury real estate leader Allie Beth Allman & Associates, has announced his equity investment in the company, which under his leadership boasted a record $4 billion in sales in 2025 and $18 bill... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Notable and Long Realty Launch Seller's Edge, Giving Agents a Simple, Funded Plan for Home Preparation | Notable is partnering with Long Realty to launch Seller's Edge, a pay-at-close strategy that provides sellers with upfront funds for prep, repairs, staging, and real-life listing needs—offering agents a simpler, more confident way to g... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties Launches ELEVATE with Notable to Deliver Industry-Leading Seller Support | Notable x Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
ELEVATE gives Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties agents a competitive listing advantage with flexible, pay-at-close financing that helps sellers move fast an... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Intero Real Estate Services Launches Elevate, Powered by Notable | Intero Real Estate Services x Notable
Elevate gives Intero agents a strategic edge with pay-at-close financing that empowers sellers and accelerates sales
STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Intero, a wholly owned subsidiar... |
| May 13, 2025 | Young brokerages have explosive growth, but franchisers remain on top | Century 21 Judge Fite has a long history of independence as a franchise, with an emphasis on long.
The Dallas-based brokerage was founded in 1937 by Judge B. Fite. Over its almost 100-year history, it’s grown from a mom-and-pop operation to... |
| May 6, 2025 | The Next Chapter: Greg Abel Takes the Helm at Berkshire Hathaway | The sun is setting on an era. Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is stepping back. His successor, Greg Abel, is ready to take the reins at Berkshire Hathaway. This transition marks a pivotal moment for one of the world’s largest conglomer... |
| May 4, 2025 | The Oracle's Last Stand: Buffett's Legacy at Berkshire Hathaway | In the heart of Omaha, a spectacle unfolds. The annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting draws thousands. They come to witness the wisdom of Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha. This year marks a significant milestone: Buffett's 60th annual m... |
| May 4, 2025 | Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel expected to preserve Berkshire's culture | Warren Buffett's successor Greg Abel expected to preserve Berkshire's culture
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| May 3, 2025 | Berkshire shareholders head to Buffett's 60th annual meeting, economy top of mind | Berkshire shareholders head to Buffett's 60th annual meeting, economy top of mind
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| May 3, 2025 | Buffett defends trade amid tariff pressures, as Berkshire cash sets record | Buffett defends trade amid tariff pressures, as Berkshire cash sets record
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| Feb 14, 2025 | Average real estate brokerage gross margin continues to decline | The dual shocks of the 2022–2024 housing market downturn and the outcomes of significant litigation are now in the rearview mirror. In response, many brokerage firms have adapted their business models to navigate these challenges. While the... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Northrop Realty Celebrates Milestone Anniversary: 25 Years of of Real Estate Excellence | Carla and Creig Northrop celebrating Northrop Realty 25 Year Anniversary
Northrop Realty, a premier multi-billion dollar real estate brokerage serving Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North Carolina, proudly... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | The Shifting Sands of the Housing Market: A Tale of Two Trends | The housing market is a landscape of contrasts. In Colorado, active listings have surged to a decade-high, while nationwide, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has navigated turbulent waters with a major commission lawsuit settlemen... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement receives final approval | The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the real estate industry at large have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Judge Stephen Bough of the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday granted final approval... |
| Sep 23, 2024 |
Side seeks to dismiss Texas copycat commission suit | While many brokerages have made the decision in recent weeks to settle the commission lawsuits, white-label brokerage Side is taking a different tack.
On Friday, the firm filed a motion to dismiss the QJ Team copycat commission lawsuit. The... |
| Sep 18, 2024 |
Fathom is the latest brokerage to settle the commission lawsuits | Fathom Holdings, the parent company of Fathom Realty, has joined the list of corporate brokerages to settle the commission lawsuits.
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Fathom notified shareholders of ... |
| Sep 18, 2024 |
Slew of plaintiffs added to amended Davis homebuyer commission suit | After Hanna Holdings, the parent company of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, filed a motion to dismiss, the Davis commission lawsuit plaintiff could have either filed a reply brief or an amended complaint. On Monday, the court got its ans... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | The Shifting Sands of Real Estate: Settlements and Strategies in a Turbulent Market | The real estate landscape is a battlefield. Lawsuits, settlements, and shifting policies create a storm of uncertainty. Recently, two major players, Keller Williams and NextHome, have made headlines by settling lawsuits that could reshape t... |
| Sep 16, 2024 |
NextHome joins the list of firms to settle the commission lawsuits | The James Dwiggins-helmed firm NextHome is the newest real estate brokerage to settle the commission lawsuits. The firm notified the court of its settlement agreement on Tuesday in the consolidated Gibson and Umpa suits suits via a brief fi... |
| Sep 3, 2024 |
Florida-based The Keyes Co. settles the commission lawsuits | Florida-based independent brokerage The Keyes Co./Illustrated Properties has joined the growing list of brokerages that have settled the commission lawsuits.
The firm notified the court of its settlement agreement on Tuesday in the consolid... |
| Aug 22, 2024 |
HomeServices, Douglas Elliman seek dismissal of Lutz commission lawsuit | HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman have teamed up in an attempt to get the Lutz homebuyer commission lawsuit dismissed.
The two brokerage defendants in the suit filed a motion to dismiss on Monday. Filed in Florida in late April, t... |
| Aug 22, 2024 |
Utah Realtors boycotted Homie listings over 1.5% buyer broker commission: antitrust lawsuit | In a lawsuit filed Thursday, real estate startup Homie Technologies claims that home seller consumers were not the only ones harmed by the real estate industry’s allegedly anticompetitive practices.
Defendants in the lawsuit, which was file... |
| Aug 19, 2024 |
Nykia Wright named NAR’s permanent CEO | The National Association of Realtors has made things a bit more official with Nykia Wright. In an email sent by President Kevin Sears to trade group members, obtained by HousingWire, NAR has decided to name Wright as its new CEO.
Wright was... |
| Aug 16, 2024 |
Nykia Wright details how NAR is trying to win back members | With the deadline for the business practice changes outlined in National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement just days away, the trade group’s interim CEO sat down for a conversation with James ... |
| Aug 9, 2024 |
Court grants preliminary approval to HomeServices’ commission lawsuit settlement | HomeServices of America is one step closer to moving on from the home seller commission lawsuits. On Thursday, Judge Stephen R. Bough — who is overseeing the Sitzer/Burnett and Gibson/Umpa commission cases — granted preliminary approval to ... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Northrop Realty Cares & The Tayman Team with Prosperity Home Mortgage Sponsor Greenhouse Project at Patriot Point in Maryland | Creig & Carla Northrop, Northrop Realty agents, Allen & Debbie Tayman, join Steve Beck at Patriot Point to officially open the Greenhouse.
Northrop Realty and The Tayman Team with Prosperity Home Mortgage are proud to announce their... |
| Jul 16, 2024 |
United Real Estate settles the commission lawsuits | Dallas-based United Real Estate has joined the cohort of brokerage defendants who have settled the commission lawsuits.
On Tuesday, United Real Estate announced that it had reached a nationwide settlement in the Gibson commission lawsuit. A... |
| Jul 3, 2024 |
Howard Hanna named in new homebuyer commission suit | After being voluntarily dismissed from the Batton 2 homebuyer commission lawsuit in early March, things were looking up for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services.
But the brokerage firm is once again finding itself under fire after homebuyer pl... |
| Jun 12, 2024 |
Douglas Elliman dismissed from Batton homebuyer commission suit | Douglas Elliman is joining Howard Hanna and HomeServices of America in being voluntarily dismissed from the Batton homebuyer commission lawsuits.
In their notice filed on Tuesday, the Batton plaintiffs stated that that their claims were dis... |
| May 21, 2024 | Super Partners with Intero Real Estate Services to Provide Superior Home Warranties for Homebuyers | Greater Protection with a Seamless Experience Now Available in Bay Area
We are thrilled to partner with Super, as our collective expertise allows our agents to provide exceptional service to—and meet the dynamic needs of—their clients.”
— B... |
| May 16, 2024 |
Christy Budnick out, Gino Blefari in as HomeServices undergoes C-suite changes | Just weeks after announcing it reached a nationwide settlement agreement in the commission lawsuits, HomeServices of America is undergoing some major changes to its leadership team.
Last week, Christy Budnick announced that she will be step... |
| May 7, 2024 |
Redfin’s losses grow amid difficult market conditions | Redfin showcased pockets of growth in the first quarter of 2024 despite challenging housing market conditions. The brokerage posted revenue of $225.5 million, an increase of 5% compared to the first quarter of 2023. But it also reported a n... |
| May 6, 2024 |
Redfin settles commission lawsuits for $9.25 million | Redfin has joined the growing list of real estate brokerages that have settled the commission lawsuits.
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, the brokerage announced that it had reached a nationwid... |
| May 4, 2024 | Berkshire pares huge Apple stake as cash, operating profit set records | OMAHA, Neb. : Berkshire Hathaway significantly reduced its enormous stake in Apple in the first quarter, as Warren Buffett's conglomerate let its cash hoard swell to a record $189 billion.
Buffett's company also posted a record op... |
| May 1, 2024 |
New homebuyer commission lawsuit takes aim at HomeServices | Less than a week after HomeServices of America settled the home seller commission lawsuits for $250 million, the firm again finds itself in the crosshairs of antitrust litigation.
On Monday, homebuyer James Lutz filed a class-action antitru... |
| Apr 16, 2024 |
Remaining Batton defendants look to have suit dismissed | Defendants in the behemoth Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit filed a ream of motions on Monday seeking to have the class-action allegations struck down and dismissed.
The Batton suit consists of two separate lawsuits filed by the same hom... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate Welcomes Top Producing Brokers Back from Sotheby’s | Pictured from left: Jason Liberty, Tim Bower, Ameet Prasad, Robert Covais
The Seattle Realty Advisors team returns to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices after a roughly five-year run with Realogics Sotheby's International Realty
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| Apr 5, 2024 |
Appeals court to allow DOJ to reopen its investigation into NAR | A three-judge panel for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in D.C., has ruled that the Department of Justice can reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors.
In an opinion filed on Friday, Circuit Court judges Florence... |
| Apr 5, 2024 |
HomeServices: It is too soon for a ruling in Sitzer/Burnett | In a filing earlier this week, HomeServices of America asked Judge Stephen Bough, who is overseeing the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, to deny the plaintiffs motion for entry of judgement.
In their mid-March filing, the Sitzer/Burnett p... |
| Apr 3, 2024 |
How the brokerage landscape has changed in the last five years | A pandemic-fueled home-buying bonanza. Rate-hike-squeezed housing inventory. Tectonic changes in how agents are compensated in home sales. There have been plenty of changes in the last five years, and RealTrends Verified has gotten the insi... |
| Mar 29, 2024 |
Doma agrees to sell to Title Resources Group | Publicly traded real estate technology company Doma Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell to title insurance underwriter Title Resources Group (TRG) and become a private company.
Over the past year, the Max Simkoff-helmed... |
| Mar 29, 2024 |
Newest commission lawsuit doesn’t seek class-action status | The real estate industry is facing yet another commission lawsuit, but this time the plaintiff is not seeking class-action status.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Hao Zhe Wang ac... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Northrop Realty Invests In ABR® Certification for All Agents | Barbara Maloney, Associate Broker, Northrop Realty Regional Manager ABR, CRS, GRI, MRP, PSA REEA (Gold Standard Instructor)
Northrop Realty Invests in Accredited Buyer Representative certification for all affiliated real estate agents.
CLAR... |
| Mar 15, 2024 |
NAR settles commission lawsuits for $418 million | The National Association of Realtors has agreed to pay $418 million in damages to settle the real estate commission lawsuits. The trade group has also agreed to abolish the “Participation Rule” that required sell-side agents to make an offe... |
| Mar 15, 2024 |
‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement | The National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement of commission lawsuits nationwide is expected to force mortgage lenders and loan officers to find new ways of approaching listing agents and borrowers, give LOs a more significant role i... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Business | Real estate commission lawsuit nears conclusion | A proposed settlement in a case that pitted a group of home sellers against the National Association of Realtors could result in home-price reductions.
The settlement, in which the NAR would pay $418 million and agree to change its sales co... |
| Mar 4, 2024 |
Warren Buffett dragged into real estate commission lawsuit fray | The legendary billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, has found himself at the center of one of the nation’s largest real estate commission lawsuits.
In an amended complaint filed on Monday, the plaintiffs in the Gibson commi... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Justin Messer promoted to CEO of Prosperity Home Mortgage | Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered mortgage bank Prosperity Home Mortgage, a subsidiary of HomeServices of America, promoted Justin Messer to president and CEO on January 1, 2023. Messer succeeds Tim Wilson, who has been in the position sinc... |