This Week in Real Estate, where the headlines hit harder than your March Madness bracket! This week’s top stories reveal shifting power dynamics in real estate, rising insurance crises, and a wild MLS tech fire sale.
🔥 In this episode:
• NAR’s strategic pivot: Clear Cooperation survives—but with new seller flexibilities. What this means for pocket listings, buyer representation, and broker tactics.
• Instagram beef: Compass and Windermere go head-to-head in a public CCP showdown. Who’s winning the court of public opinion?
• MLS drama unfolds: Mega MLSs are looking to unload Remine. Is this the end of the data play?
• Keller Williams clash: John Davis slams KW leadership in a very public feud.
• Alabama’s bold new law: Buyers can now tour homes without signing a buyer agreement. Game-changer or chaos?
• The hidden side of Realtors: What your agent does when you’re not looking—and why it matters.
• Housing affordability mess: Mortgage demand rises slightly, but don’t call it a comeback. Gen Z and Millennials are still stuck on the sidelines.
• Insurance warning: 1 in 7 homes has no insurance coverage. As premiums explode, are we heading for a financial disaster?
• Feds hold the line: FHFA won’t lower Fannie and Freddie loan limits under new leadership.
• Trump’s land plan: A proposal to open federal land for affordable housing sparks fresh debate.
• Wildfire fallout: Home sales plunge in LA’s burn zones—what happens when nature torches your market?
• Rural flight: New data shows rural communities are emptying out. What that means for housing, jobs, and the future of these towns.
🏡 Whether you’re an agent, investor, or housing policy nerd—this is the real estate intel you won’t get anywhere else.
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