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Be careful what you ask for: The myth of ‘decoupling’ real estate commissions

Apr 17, 2026 · 4:13 PM Joe Ventrone HousingWire

In the wake of the Sitzer-Burnett lawsuit and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement, consumer advocates claimed a major victory. Their…

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AI-enabled home assistants could reshape real estate listings

Apr 17, 2026 · 3:53 PM Tim and Julie Harris HousingWire

A meaningful shift is underway in residential real estate—and most agents aren’t paying attention yet. This change isn’t about AI writing listing…

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New York comptroller urges investors to block eXp’s move to Texas

Apr 17, 2026 · 3:27 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is again taking aim at eXp World Holdings , the parent company of eXp Realty , the largest brokerage in the…

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Redfin asks NWMLS to allow premarketing for Seattle listings

Apr 17, 2026 · 2:01 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Redfin is asking Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) to revise its rules to allow a formal premarketing phase for listings in the Seattle area,…

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Building mortgage AI agents that compliance teams can trust

Apr 17, 2026 · 7:31 AM Sandeep Shivam HousingWire

The mortgage industry is no longer debating whether AI has a role to play. That part is over. The real conversation now is about what kind of AI can work…

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Here’s how agentic AI is already transforming title and escrow

Apr 17, 2026 · 7:30 AM Qualia HousingWire

Title and escrow has long operated under the weight of manual processes and fragmented systems. Now, a new class of technology, agentic AI, is beginning to…

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Realty of America rockets into RealTrends Verified Rankings top 50 in first full year

Apr 16, 2026 · 8:54 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Growing up in poverty in Chicago, Realty of America founder and CEO Eddie Garcia, remembers going to the Archdiocese of Chicago on Tuesdays each week as a…

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Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours

Apr 16, 2026 · 8:19 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky sought to put the state on the housing reform map with sweeping legislation to boost construction and curb rising costs.…

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When listings lie: AI staging pushes real estate into an ethics gray zone

Apr 16, 2026 · 7:31 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Virtual staging — once a simple tool for digitally adding furniture — is rapidly evolving into a powerful and sometimes controversial force in real estate…

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NAREB affordable homeownership bus tour targets Black homeownership gap

Apr 16, 2026 · 7:22 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) has launched an eight-city Affordable Homeownership Bus Tour aimed at closing the Black…

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