The May issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, including an in-depth look at RE/MAX with the brand’s executive leadership team sharing how it has laid the groundwork for a forward-focused RE/MAX revolution. Also, in RISMedia’s latest Broker Confidence Index, the nation’s brokerage leaders…

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Above, from left, Jacqueline Solares and Jorge Chavez RE/MAX has officially announced that it has brought Denver-based inMotion Group Properties, owned by team leaders Jorge Chavez and Jacqueline Solares, to its brand. Now operating as RE/MAX inMotion, the team of 37 professional real estate agents will continue serving buyers and sellers throughout the Denver metro.…

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A recent report by ATTOM Data showed that May was the best month of the year to sell a home, with the highest seller premium out of any month. May also contained the top two days to sell a home. May was followed by February and then April, respectively, as the second and third best…

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Applications for home purchases saw more declines of late, falling for the third-straight week amid tariff and trade uncertainty and mortgage rates holding steady at an elevated 30-year average. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending April 25, the Market Composite Index (a measure…

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Above, Andy Florance In its Q1 2025 earnings call, CoStar Group Founder and CEO Andy Florance touted Homes.com’s growth, the completed Matterport acquisition and spent significant time calling out Zillow’s move to ban some privately marketed listings. Criticizing “the power grab Zillow was attempting,” Florance said that “competitors are becoming anxious that brokers with more…

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Contract signings for previously owned homes surged last month as rates retreated from the first two months of 2025—buyers appear ready to jump, but experts say the rise in rates and tariff uncertainty this month may not allow for the sustained comeback that consumers seem to be ready for.  U.S. pending home sales increased a…

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Tariffs are expected to have an inflationary impact on the economy—and have driven down consumer confidence—but the latest data from March showed a reprieve from inflation. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index, maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, remained flat from February to March. Both the price…

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Above, Tim Weisheyer A proposed bill that would have abolished the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) appears to be dead, according to Tim Weisheyer, president of Florida REALTORS®, which strongly opposed the bill. The proposal—which Weisheyer says was attached to multiple different pieces of legislation over the past few weeks, using a state-specific amendment process—would…

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