NEW YORK CITY—Facing off in what seems more and more like a battle for the future of real estate, Zillow and Compass kicked off a four-day evidentiary trial in the Southern District of New York this morning in their high-stakes dispute over restrictions around private listings, with Compass CEO Robert Reffkin taking the stand to…

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The past few weeks, I’ve heard from more than a few friends and colleagues and even relatives outside of New York: “Are people really leaving? How bad is it? Are you moving?” It’s an understandable sentiment given the flood of national headlines suggesting that New Yorkers are once again packing up for Connecticut or Florida,…

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Weichert, Realtors announced that David Murawinski has been named regional president of North Jersey/New York. In this role, Murawinski will be responsible for the management and growth of 11 Weichert offices located throughout Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties in New Jersey; New York City; and Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Westchester counties in New York.?Murawinski was…

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BeachesMLS, operated by Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors®, has announced a new partnership with Roomvo aimed to provide Realtors® and consumers with a new way to envision property potential in listings. “At BeachesMLS, our goal is to empower Realtors® with tools that elevate their business and the experience they deliver to consumers everyday,”…

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Despite home prices remaining historically high, new research from Zillow shows that more and more homes are losing value in the U.S. in 2025, signaling some normalization coming to the housing market. Zillow’s new report—based on Zestimate® data—found that 53% of all U.S. homes have lost value since 2024. This is the highest share of…

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According to the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s October’s 2025 Luxury Market Report the luxury real estate market is one of balance, maturity and steadily rising confidence.  A market holding steady—by design October’s performance underscored that the luxury sector is neither overheating nor cooling. Instead, it is functioning with a level of equilibrium that suggests…

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The recent government shutdown—coupled with economic uncertainty due to tariffs and rising construction costs—has kept builder sentiment down this month, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) found that builder sentiment rose only one point to 38 in November, remaining in the negative…

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JBGoodwin REALTORS® has announced that both its Austin and San Antonio Divisions have earned first place in their respective 2025 Top Workplaces regional awards, marking the fifth consecutive year each market has achieved this top ranking. These latest distinctions also represent the 15th overall Top Workplaces recognition in Austin and the 14th overall recognition in…

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At the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Dec. 9-10, the final one of 2025, the voting committee will decide whether to adjust interest rates—with one voting member, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, already making his voting intentions clear.  In a Monday, Nov. 17 appearance at the Society of Professional Economists held at Oxford…

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PropSteam will be hosting a free webinar next month for real estate professionals, a three-day webinar series designed to help turn data and conversations into closings. The webinar, “Connect to Close: Year-End Power Plays,” will feature live demos, real-time outbound calls using the newly introduced BatchDialer, playbooks and insider insights from top experts, according to…

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