Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
Big funding rounds continue to shape the proptech investment landscape
The lender’s latest move recognizes digital asset wealth within established mortgage risk and compliance frameworks
Opendoor is surging on real estate X thanks to a credible comeback narrative, an unusually candid CEO and earnings calls treated like viral content
Investor scrutiny has grown lately as the iBuyer bets AI tools can improve margins in a shaky housing market
Former Mr. Cooper tech executive will lead expansion of Sagent’s AI-powered servicing platform
Fifth Wall's Brendan Wallace says proptech investment is targeting the inefficiencies that have long defined the residential transaction
Compass filed suit last summer and asked the court to stop Zillow from enforcing its Listing Access Standards. In the ruling, the judge said Compass 'has not shown a likelihood of success'
Howard Hanna has onboarded legendary Philadelphia broker Art Herling and his team of 100 agents. Herling has 4 offices in Philadelphia and the surrounding area
The Agency, Century 21, Cloze and other industry brands made moves this week, bringing on new staffers, recruiting new teams and more
Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create 'True Crimes of Real Estate,' which they describe as an 'investigative-style podcast' focused on housing industry issues
The industry shuffle continues, with teams and brokers going independent or returning to their roots. Here are updates from HomeSmart, The Agency and others
The funding is a good sign for real estate technology founders and growth-minded executives, helping support the argument that the 'proptech winter' is facing an optimistic change of season
Compass also plans to offer up to $862.5M in convertible senior notes in a private offering after 99% of Compass and 72% of Anywhere shares were cast in favor of the merger
Top 5 lender and loan servicer says it's already using HomeVision's AI tech to evaluate collateral and will expand its capabilities to create an automated end-to-end underwriting platform
The Florida-based thrift expands its retail mortgage operations into Louisiana and Mississippi, and will keep most of NOLA Lending Group's employees and brand identity
The all-stock deal to acquire parent of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing would nearly double UWM's servicing portfolio to $400B, if it closes as expected in Q2 2026
Smith's expertise in financial services was cited as an asset as the Trump administration prepares to sell part of its ownership stake in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in a public offering