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Inventory rose to 743,006, new listings hit 77,919 and pending sales rose to 73,241 as rates neared 6.25{032be1d896f7d1c9ab609c3ba14512592918c2bea2806af508aaa325167a2b03}.
Mortgage still repeats old habits, chasing top producers, designing for internal teams, and lagging AI, despite new data and tools.
Keller Williams led 2025 with 837,323 sides and $383.086B, while Sotheby’s posted $140.316B volume, per RealTrends data.
A growing number of agents, teams and brokerages are abandoning general-purpose tools in favor of highly specialized solutions.
Tri Pointe shareholders approved the $4.5 billion all-cash deal with Sumitomo Forestry, with 99.99{032be1d896f7d1c9ab609c3ba14512592918c2bea2806af508aaa325167a2b03} of votes in favor.
HOA lien filings rose 8.6{032be1d896f7d1c9ab609c3ba14512592918c2bea2806af508aaa325167a2b03} in 2025 to nearly 285,000 nationwide, with Florida leading in volume and Louisiana and Colorado driving increases.
While the mortgage industry lobbies to reduce credit report costs, the idea of allowing borrowers to use the same file across multiple lenders has slowly emerged.
Virginia’s Faith in Housing Act is in limbo after Gov. Abigail Sanberger\'s amendments, with legislators returning April 22 to decide.
The St. Louis Fed says that high costs for labor, land, capital and materials exacerbate the housing shortage.
New CEO Vikas Rao said Dark Matter uses AI across 94{032be1d896f7d1c9ab609c3ba14512592918c2bea2806af508aaa325167a2b03} of its work and cut 5{032be1d896f7d1c9ab609c3ba14512592918c2bea2806af508aaa325167a2b03} of its staff as automation increases development efficiency.