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.
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Mortgage rates rise past 6.75% as inflation uncertainty persists
30-year conforming rates averaged 6.77%, with jumbo at 6.75%, as Fed messaging stayed hawkish and 1-year inflation expectations rose to 3.7%.
San Diego to get more transit housing density as SB 79 row settles
San Diego has spent recent years earning a reputation as one of California’s most aggressive housing builders, streamlining permits citywide. But city leaders hesitated when state law required them to draw boundaries for new housing near neighborhood bus stops. San Diego officials proposed a far tighter map than regional and state regulators wanted. They limited […]
$95M funding, USLBM deal back Higharc AI push in homebuilding
Artificial intelligence has reached homebuilding’s proving ground. Not the proving ground for a demo or a pitch deck, nor the conference-stage jumbo-screen promise that technology will transform an industry whose complexity has humbled generations of would-be transformers. It’s the real sniff test. AI’s proving ground has become the homebuilding business itself. It is land acquired […]
ONE Sotheby’s International Realty adds sales director
According to the brokerage, Figueroa has been involved in more than $3 billion in closed transactions during her career.
TitleEase integrates with Contract2Close platform
The integration is designed to incorporate title ordering into existing workflows used by real estate professionals.
NAR tells members to report Realtor brand misuse
NAR is updating its Trademark Protection Program and says AI tools help identify Realtor trademark misuse earlier for enforcement.
Better mortgage spreads are still keeping home sales positive
Mortgage spreads improved to 2.01%, keeping rates near 6.60% as total pending sales rose to 422,120 vs 396,652 last year.
Reffkin takes the stand, MRED CEO says Zillow threatened litigation over listing policy dispute
Compass and MRED leaders testified Zillow threatened litigation over listing access standards, briefs due July 9 and July 13.
Government-backed modular housing trend arrives in Cleveland
Cleveland tapped $2.56M in Ohio historic preservation tax credits to redevelop a 1901 building into an MMY modular housing factory.”,