What real estate agents need to know about HOA governance risk
New data shows how unverifiable HOA governance erodes housing affordability and what agents should watch for during due diligence.
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Inside QXO’s growth plan after $30.2 billion acquisition spree
QXO detailed plans to integrate TopBuild and boost growth to $50B revenue in an investor Q&A. The company plans to grow revenue by scaling acquisitions, expanding cross-selling and improving operational efficiency across its building products platform.
Broker Public Portal, RPR bring valuation data to Cribio platform
Broker Public Portal and Realtors Property Resource (RPR) have formed a new collaboration that will integrate RPR’s Realtors Valuation Model.
Ivory Prize honors solutions in a higher rate, higher risk backdrop
The affordability crisis in American housing demands more invention, more experimentation and more scalable models to break through the chronic chokeholds of economic, building-technology, and political will. The hard truth is that, against a backdrop of a harsher-than-expected new-home sales season and a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment, the operating environment is making it harder to fund, […]
Bright MLS launches Bright Promote ad tool in listing platform
Bright MLS launched Bright Promote, letting agents run Facebook, Instagram and mail campaigns in-platform with budgets and insights.
PropLogix releases sales outreach tool for title companies
The platform monitors listing activity, evaluates context around transactions and helps trigger personalized outreach opportunities.
Realtor.com operator sees revenue rise 10% in News Corp’s Q3 earnings
News Corp revenue rose 9% to $2.19B and net income rose 13% to $121M, while Move revenue increased 10% to $148M.
AI agent aims to reshape how builders screen sites, spot deal risk
Warren Buffett, no stranger to the residential real estate business and to the incalculable role of homebuilding and development within it, is quoted as saying, “Valuing a business is part art and part science.” Buffett would appreciate the throughline from his broader mantra to its direct applicability to land valuation, a bulwark of any-sized homebuilding […]
Huntington & Ellis rolls out Smart by h&e to support agents in deals
Huntington & Ellis launched Smart by h&e, an in-house AI trained on Nevada compliance to support contracts, timelines, and marketing.
AD Mortgage broker survey finds rising AI use and training gaps
In an AD Mortgage survey of 250-plus brokers, 55% use AI regularly and training satisfaction averaged 6.49 out of 10.