Real Estate

Recruiting Insight adds automation and analytics with HiringCenter Pro

Real estate brokerage recruitment platform Recruiting Insight wants to help firms level up their recruiting game with its new platform HiringCenter Pro.  Launched on Monday, Recruiting Insight describes HiringCenter Pro as an AI-enabled recruiting platform. The company said the platform will help brokerages identify, attract and retain top-tier talent.  The 2026 Agent Migration Report, which […]

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Zillow promotes three executives, including new chief product officer

Zillow is making changes to its leadership team. On Wednesday, the company announced the promotions of three existing Zillow leaders.  These appointments include Christopher Roberts as chief product officer, Marissa Brooks as senior vice president of corporate affairs and Jon Lim as senior vice president of rentals product and business operations. In his new role,

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Brown Harris Stevens adds Corcoran agent Debbie Baum

Veteran real estate agent Debbie Baum is making the move to Brown Harris Stevens from Corcoran, according to an announcement on Wednesday.  Baum has more than 23 years of experience serving residential real estate clients in Manhattan. Earlier on in her professional career, Baum spent over 20 years in the fashion industry holding executive roles

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CoStar touts Homes.com momentum and AI gains as profits dip in Q4

Despite recording the 59th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth during the fourth quarter of 2025, with revenue jumping 27% to $900 million, CoStar Group’s financial results may not have been as strong as many expected given the firm’s recent rhetoric about how well the company is performing.  During the quarter, net income fell from

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Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales on portal strategy and MLS ties

The real estate listing portal space has generated its fair share of headlines over the last several months. While Zillow, Homes.com and Redfin have been stealing most of the spotlight, Realtor.com has also issued some announcements of its own. HousingWire recently caught up with Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales to chat about the portal space and

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Houlihan Lawrence hires 8 agents in NYC push

Houlihan Lawrence is strengthening its presence in Yonkers, New York, with the addition of eight new agents, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Among these additions is the Vision Alliance Team, led by Rahhim and Tara Shillingford. Rahhim Shillingford is the former principal broker of Vision Alliance Realty in the Bronx. This is the first

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Real Brokerage adds Haley Garcia team in The Woodlands

The Real Brokerage is strengthening its presence in the luxury housing market of The Woodlands, Texas. The firm announced Tuesday that Haley Garcia and her five agent team Garcia Real Estate Group are making the move to Real after leaving Keller Williams Realty – The Woodlands.  The team will be joining Real Luxury, the firm’s

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Zillow seeks dismissal of consolidated RESPA lawsuit in Seattle

Zillow is seeking to have the consolidated Taylor-Armstrong Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) lawsuit dismissed.  The real estate giant filed its motion to dismiss in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Friday. The lawsuit, which was consolidated in early December, began in mid-September, when plaintiff Alucard Taylor filed his initial complaint. Taylor alleged that

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Opendoor posts $1.3B loss in 2025 but sees path to profitability

Opendoor may have lost $1.3 billion in 2025, but company executives say the iBuyer is back on track to becoming a profitable business.  On an earnings call with investors and analysts Thursday evening, Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian called his company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings “good.” During the fourth quarter of 2025, Opendoor reported

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REMAX posts higher 2025 net income despite U.S. agent drop

For REMAX, U.S. agent count remains a challenge, even as the company reported a larger net income in 2025 than it did in 2024, according to an earnings report published on Thursday evening.  In 2025, REMAX reported a net income of $8.2 million, up from $7.1 million. This increase came despite revenue for the year

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