At a time when real estate industry leaders seem to be more conflicted than ever, one idea has emerged that everyone from Homes.com to Zillow, to eXp Realty and Compass can agree on: pre-marketing coming soon listings. What does that mean for the MLSs and will it invite more federal scrutiny? The resurgence of coming soon […]

Borrowers are still anchored to ultra-low, pandemic-era mortgage rates, a mindset that is influencing both purchase and refinance trends as the market heads into 2026. That’s according to Mike Vough, Optimal Blue‘s senior vice president of corporate strategy, who highlighted the company’s latest Market Advantage report in a conversation this week with HousingWire at the

Ashley Thomas III has assumed the presidency of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) — the nation’s oldest and largest Black real estate organization — with an agenda focused on expanding homeownership access. Thomas, a housing policy and wealth equity strategist with more than 25 years of experience across real estate, lending and