Anna-Marie Ellison is on the move again, this time joining the leadership team at John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate. In a post on LinkedIn on Wednesday, the firm announced that Ellison would serve as its new vice president of sales. According to the brokerage’s announcement, Ellison will be supporting the firm’s offices across […]
Lone Wolf Technologies has introduced a centralized platform designed to expand software integrations and data connectivity across its real estate technology ecosystem. The company announced the launch of its API Portal — providing brokers, teams, agents and technology partners with access to application programming interfaces intended to link existing systems, automate workflows and share data
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Lawmakers in Illinois are reestablishing their position in the real estate industry’s private listings debate. On Wednesday, State Representative Lillian Jiménez introduced a bill into the state’s House of Representatives seeking to amend the state’s Real Estate License Act of 2000. Rep. Jiménez sponsored a similar bill that was introduced in February of 2025. However,
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Advocus National Title Insurance Co. has expanded its national leadership team as it moves to scale its underwriting platform across the country. The attorney-focused title insurance underwriter said the leadership changes are intended to support national growth while maintaining its long-standing emphasis on attorney involvement in real estate transactions. Advocus has operated as a national
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The pressure of even more activist investors does not appear to be enough to cause CoStar Group to change its stance on Homes.com. The Andy Florance-led firm responded to a letter sent by activist investors at D.E. Shaw & Co., LP. in a press release on Thursday, in which the company reiterated its commitment to
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The past couple of years have been a whirlwind for industry veteran Lacey Conway. In the spring of 2024, her family firm Latter & Blum, of which she had been serving as CEO, was acquired by Compass, where she would later go on to serve as the executive vice president of mergers and acquisitions. Conway’s latest
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Investors at D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. are joining Third Point Investments in calling for CoStar to either divest or shut down Homes.com. On Wednesday, Edwin Jager and Michael O’Mary, two managing directors at D.E. Shaw, sent an open letter to CoStar Group’s board or directors, expressing their “continued disappointment” with what they say is
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As Anywhere Real Estate embarks on its next chapter as part of Compass International Holdings, it will be doing so without CEO Ryan Schneider. Schneider was the CEO and president of Anywhere for over eight years prior to its acquisition by Compass, which was first announced in September 2025. A Compass International Holdings spokesperson confirmed
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Nearly two years to the day since Keller Williams settled the home seller commission lawsuits, the firm has announced a settlement with the Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit plaintiffs. The company announced its settlement agreement on Monday. As part of the nationwide settlement agreement, Keller Williams will pay $20 million. The firm did not disclose any
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U.S. homebuyers are gaining ground on affordability as price growth slows and housing supply expands, according to the latest HousingWire Data through Jan. 24. While affordability challenges persist — despite mortgage rates trending lower — recent shifts are improving purchasing power and giving buyers more leverage than they had a year ago. Nationally, the median
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