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Judge Orders MRED to Restore Listing Feeds, Zillow to Display Banned Properties
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (424+ words) Above, left to right: Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman, MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass International Holdings CEO Robert Reffkin Against the backdrop of a nationwide fight over listing access, data control and marketing strategies, Chicago has become a flashpoint, with…...
Leading Economic Signals Continue to Show "Fragile" Outlook
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (369+ words) The economy has seen numerous challenges over the past few months, from a soft but improving labor market to high inflation. The latter, largely attributed to the ongoing U. S. -Iran War and resulting energy price spikes, has also driven mortgage rates…...
Consumer Sentiment Drops in Third Straight Month as Fuel Prices Continue to Rise
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (370+ words) Consumer sentiment experienced a third consecutive month of decline this month, per the University of Michigan's closely watched survey of consumers. Consumer sentiment went from 49. 8 in April to 44. 8 in May, a 10% drop. The dramatic decline underscores how severely the Iran…...
Zillow Rentals" Michael Sherman: Renting Shouldn"t Be This Complicated
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (775+ words) Michael Sherman leads Zillow Rentals, overseeing the business and product teams responsible for Zillow's rental marketplace. Since joining Zillow in 2012, Sherman has held leadership roles across several of the company's businesses, focusing on building products and partnerships that create value…...
Sky Slope and Cloze Expand Integration to Automate Real Estate Transaction Paperwork
3+ day, 30+ min ago (135+ words) High resolution jpeg included. Vector files can be re-edit and used in any size Sky Slope'a transaction management solution for real estate brokerages'has announced the launch of Sky Slope Forms support within Cloze'an AI-powered real estate platform. This is an…...
Zillow Seeks Emergency Court Order After MRED Cut Off Listing Access
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (374+ words) Zillow is asking a federal judge for emergency relief after Chicago's dominant MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), cut off access to more than 30, 000 residential listings, a move the online real estate platform characterizes as an illegal retaliation orchestrated with…...
Report: Homeownership Costs Top 100% of Renter Income in 7 U. S. Metros
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (592+ words) A new housing affordability index from the University of San Diego reveals that the total cost of homeownership surpassed renters" income in some of the nation"s largest metros at the end of 2025. As the data shows, there"s a…...
Legislative Round-Up: Omnibus Housing Bill Regains Momentum; Crypto "Tokenization; Clears Senate Committee
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (390+ words) Editor's Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. ROAD to Housing Act back on the table" An amended version of the housing omnibus bill currently known as…...
Inflation, High Treasury Yields Force Mortgage Rates Upward
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (408+ words) Three house models with coins, paper money and large percent sign, concept of home loan or housing interest. 3d rendering. Mortgage rates have fluctuated again this week, seeing an increase as inflation rose due to elevated oil, gas and energy prices…...
Inside the "Bold, Dramatic" e Xp/Next Home Deal
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (243+ words) Featherston noted that the two leaders actually began having discussions about their joining forces at RISMedia's Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange. "I heard you talking about the possibilities, and I believe it was about that time that you started considering an…...