Real Estate

Baird & Warner launches image services division amid VHT Studios closure

Baird & Warner Real Estate has launched an internal Image Services division to provide real estate marketing visuals in response to the abrupt closure of VHT Studios. The new unit will be led by Shannon Lange — former area sales and account manager for VHT Studios and Matterport — and a licensed real estate agent […]

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How to Write a Lead Winning Real Estate Agent Bio in 7 Steps (+ Examples)

How to Write a Lead Winning Real Estate Agent Bio in 7 Steps (+ Examples)

As a real estate agent, it’s easy to assume your listings speak for themselves, but buyers and sellers still want to know who they’re working with. A well-written agent bio helps you build credibility, make a lasting impression on prospective clients and turns curious browsers into serious leads. Your real estate agent bio doesn’t need

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Top Miami agent Raul Santidrian joins Coldwell Banker Realty

Raul Santidrian — a veteran of south Florida’s luxury real estate market — has joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s Pinecrest/Miami office after more than a decade at Douglas Elliman Florida. Santidrian consistently ranks among top agents statewide and brings a track record that includes more than 600 closed transactions and a career sales volume in the

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Tech Pulse: ICE posts strong earnings; bill pushes unconverted crypto in mortgage

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: ICE posts $851M profit in Q2 2025, raises revenue guidance Intercontinental Exchange reported $851 million in net income for the second quarter and a return to profitability in

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How to build high-converting real estate landing pages (+ examples)

As a Realtor, your real estate landing pages are one of your most valuable lead generation assets. They are the final gatekeepers between you and your lead. Get them right, and your ROI from paid leads will soar. Get them wrong, and your conversion rate will plummet. It’s no wonder that most Realtors, and even

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Tucson-based independent merges with United Real Estate Specialists

Tucson, Arizona-based independent firm KMS Realty is merging with United Real Estate Specialists, according to an announcement on Friday. Suzanne Rothman, who served as the designated broker KMS Realty, will serve as the managing broker of United Real Estate Specialist. She is also the immediate past president of the MLS of Southern Arizona (MLSSA) and

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Preliminary injunction hearing in Compass v. Zillow to begin in late November

Compass and Zillow are taking their legal battle to the courtroom. On Thursday, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas, a New York City-based U.S. District Court judge, ruled that the evidentiary hearing for Compass’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its suit against Zillow will begin on November 18, 2025, and end on November 21, 2025. In

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Connecticut firms merge under Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gaetano Marra Homes and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Bannon & Hebert have merged operations — expanding their presence across Connecticut and consolidating under the Gaetano Marra Homes name. The merger brings together approximately 150 affiliated sales associates across four offices in Monroe, Bridgeport, Newtown and Middlebury, Connecticut.

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Agent count a bright spot for eXp in Q2 2025

The second quarter of 2025 may not have shaken out exactly as the leaders of eXp World Holdings would have liked, but one bright spot was agent count at eXp Realty.  Although agent count was down 5% annually to 82,704 agents, Q2 2025 marked the first time in a year that eXp recorded sequential quarter-over-quarter

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Redfin integrates CubiCasa interactive floor plans

Redfin has partnered with CubiCasa to integrate interactive floor plans and virtual tours into its real estate listings. Redfin is the first major home search platform to adopt CubiCasa’s interactive media directly into listings, supporting a growing demand among buyers for visual tools that help to assess a home’s suitability. “A home’s layout can make

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