AI’s housing impact is strong — but highly localized
While more than 40% of listings nationally are seeing price cuts, some AI hubs — particularly San Francisco — continue to prove resilient.
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Cloze unveils app to capture, organize open house leads
The app replaces paper sign-in sheets with digital check-ins that create contact records, log attendance and collect visitor feedback.
Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2
External moves — agents changing to a different brand — are essentially flat year-over-year at 3,390, a difference of just six from Q2 2025.
Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local
New data shows listings of single-family rental homes owned by institutional investors have more than doubled since early February.
Beshara Real Estate Team joins Compass Atlanta
Beshara Real Estate Team joins Compass Atlanta after 19 years at Keller Williams, posting 62 sides and $36.23M in 2025.
Kogevinas Group joins Sotheby’s International Realty in Montecito
Kogevinas Group moved from BHHS to Sotheby’s Montecito after $265.5M in 2025 volume and 44 sides, per RealTrends.
Rechat’s Testimonials tool turns client praise into marketing content
Rechat said many agents currently rely on multiple platforms, leaving reviews scattered across websites or stored as screenshots and emails.
Compass adds RealTrends Verified Palm Beach agent Daniel Ekerold
Compass adds Palm Beach agent Daniel Ekerold from Douglas Elliman after eight sides and $17.84M volume in 2025, per RealTrends.
When AI listing videos look too real: the disclosure test agents need now
Agents using AI listing videos should disclose simulated footage and material edits, as states like California set 2026 rules.
eXp agent builds top RealTrends Verified team despite cancer battle
Britany Boatwright leads MaX House, brokered by eXp Realty, which reported $103.32 million in 2025 volume across 264 transaction sides.