Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
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Mortgage originator fined $31K, loses license in 19 states
Judge gavel with Justice lawyers, Businessman
The settlement resolves allegations that someone else took pre-licensing and continuing education courses that Colorado-based loan officer claimed credit for.
‘No listings, no eyeballs, no sales’: Zillow docs outline plans to win the private listing battle
“Listings are the lifeblood of our company. No listings, no eyeballs, no sales.” A trove of newly released documents in the lawsuit between Zillow and Compass sheds light on the private listing fight.
EXTRA: Docs offer inside peek at Compass’ war against ‘organized real estate’
This real estate video content WILL convert in 2026
If your resolution for 2026 includes a video marketing strategy, these real-life examples from Jimmy Burgess will provide inspiration for implementation.
CoStar plans to slash spending on Homes.com through 2030
After investing heavily to create a fourth competing major real estate search portal, CoStar said Wednesday that it would cut spending on Homes.com by 35 percent this year.
A Texas couple promised a ‘Chip and Joanna Gaines vibe.’ Instead they stole nearly $5M
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Chris and Raquelle Judge earned $4.8 million from renovation projects they didn’t complete, leaving some clients out of more than six figures in costs.
