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.
P.S. Don’t miss The Download, our weekly column that breaks down one of the week’s top stories and equips you with what you’ll need to meet next Monday head-on.
Zillow, Realtor.com to share pre-market listings this summer
Zillow and Realtor.com will share pre-market listings across both platforms this summer, giving buyers early access to preview homes.
The Iran War’s impact on the US housing market, explained
Mortgage and credit experts explain what buyers, sellers and agents should expect from the Iran war’s impact — and what to do now.
The Real-REMAX deal: Pros, cons and what it means for agents
Alloy Advisors’ Amit Kulkarni crunches the numbers on Real’s acquisition of REMAX and outlines the ways they don’t make sense.
The years-long decline that drove REMAX into the hands of Real
How a frozen housing market, an outdated fee model and a new generation of tech-forward brokerages combined to push REMAX into a sale.
Gary Keller: Private listings could make MLS a ‘market of last resort’
The Keller Williams chairman argued that “the issue isn’t whether people know — it’s which people know, and who gets to decide who knows.”
