May 2026

For years, the MLS was something agents barely thought about. It was simply part of the landscape. You entered listings. You searched homes. You scheduled showings. Deals got done. Now suddenly, everyone is fighting over listings. Compass is pushing private exclusives. Bright MLS is striking nationwide data-sharing agreements. Realtracs is expanding nationally. Cotality launched Broker […]

Mortgage rates continued to move higher in the past week as geopolitical turmoil caused the 10-year Treasury yield to soar, although mortgage spreads remain well below their levels of 2024 and 2025. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center, rates for 30-year conforming loans were at 6.77%, their highest point of the year. Rates for 30-year loans

While higher interest rates pushed thousands of real estate agents out of the business, Anthony Lamacchia saw opportunity. Lamacchia Realty — based in Waltham, Massachusetts — posted 68% growth by transaction sides percentage from 2021 through 2025, according to RealTrends Verified’s annual GameChangers rankings. That success follows an 84% growth period from 2020 to 2024,