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The partnership, announced six months after Preview first debuted, is expected to launch before the end of the year to help “agents win,” the companies said.

A coalition of 14 housing and real estate partners has launched the Let America Build campaign to raise consumer awareness of supply and affordability issues.

Florida Realtors’ new I 🧡 My Hometown series will recognize members who give back to their communities. Submissions are due Oct. 30.

AI can save time, but agents must protect customer information, question its answers and personally verify the final product, AI-expert Kevin Hawkins said during Florida Realtors Live at the Florida Realtors Convention & Trade Expo.

Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6, a major modernization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appraisal reporting, will be here before you know it. Getting comfortable with it now will reduce the chance of transaction delays in the future. Waiting is not a strategy, says appraisal expert Michelle Czekalski Bradley.

It’s a big week for the Fed, which could raise short-time rates for the first time in over 3 years, but mortgage rates may respond more to investor reactions.

Felix Kusch, a real estate executive who previously oversaw two European home search portals, has been tapped “to get Homes.com to No. 1.”

The division gives Compass clients a path for conducting transactions internationally while retaining the service they are used to in the U.S., the firm said.

KW’s first market center in the Balkan country will open in Q4. Plus, NY agents with five decades of combined experience join BHS; Elliman adds Florida agent.

John Leonardi joins RPCRA from Buffalo Niagara Realtors. Plus, Bright MLS prepares to launch “AI Academy”; ABoR marks 100 years in Central Texas.

NAHREP’s 2026 State of Hispanic Wealth report outlines new goals for the next 10 years, while cautioning that federal policies may inhibit progress.

Nationally, the best week to buy starts Sept. 27, Realtor.com found. But local conditions vary, with the ideal week arriving later in the season in some areas.

Reading contracts closely and planning for likely problems can help agents respond confidently when negotiations become challenging.

Military buyers purchasing from afar need agents who can flag property concerns, explain VA financing and prepare early for remote closing.

With the industry stuck in a years-long low-demand cycle, real estate agents from around the country say they are sticking to one key truism to make it through.

The Clayton Coastal Group adds 37 agents to Real. Plus, The Agency’s Jeff Barnett expands title; agent returns to REMAX Gold; Corcoran Horizon opens new office.