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.
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EXCLUSIVE: Compass joins the American Real Estate Association
Agents at Compass International Holdings’ company-owned brokerages will receive complimentary membership for the rest of 2026 and all of 2027.
Umansky: Where I’d put every dollar and hour if I were starting over today
Twenty-eight years into his real estate career, Mauricio Umansky still asks himself this question every January: If I had to build this again from scratch, where would I put my time and money?
Coldwell Banker Warburg to fold into Compass in New York
Coldwell Banker Warburg is folding into Compass, ending Coldwell Banker’s five-year run as an owned brokerage in New York City.
8 ways to revive a stalled listing
A stalled listing is not a dead one, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here are eight ways to jump-start it, starting with pricing the way buyers actually search.
Compass and Zillow pitch competing data on private listings
New Compass research says phased marketing helps homesellers, while Zillow’s recent court-filed data points to lower returns.
