Real Estate

The 9 top real estate lead generation companies for 2025

Want to close more deals? Then you can’t rely solely on your sphere of influence and networking to meet new clients and build your pipeline. Our team of experienced real estate agents reviewed the top real estate lead generation companies to help you get more real estate leads. These lead gen companies find qualified real […]

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Compass adds top-producing agent couple in DC area

Dave and Patricia Smith — a husband-and-wife real estate team with more than two decades of experience in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia region — have joined Compass. The pair has closed more than $500 million in career sales volume, averaging about $50 million annually. They have consistently ranked among the top 1% of

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Oscar Arellano and team join Coldwell Banker Realty in Miami

Coldwell Banker Realty has added Oscar Arellano, one of Miami-Dade’s top-producing real estate professionals, and the Oscar Arellano Team to its Coral Gables, Fla. office. Arellano joins from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty — bringing more than 20 years of experience and nearly $1 billion in career home sales. Arellano launched his real estate career

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Las Vegas Realtors removes incoming board member over Charlie Kirk comments

Mark Sivek, an incoming member of the 2026 Las Vegas Realtors’ (LVR) board of directors, has been stripped of his appointment, according to LVR. The local trade group took this action in response to comments Sivek made on social media about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. “We want to make it clear that

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Midwest housing markets defy national days on market trends

Midwest housing markets are demonstrating remarkable resilience against the national trend of extended Days on Market (DOM), with properties in key Midwestern cities selling up to 83% faster than the national average, according to the latest market data. Regional performance outpaces national metrics The national median DOM for single-family homes currently stands at 63 days,

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Tech Pulse: AI for real estate teams; Tech Trendsetter shares insights

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: Can AI help real estate teams stand out or make them all look the same? Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming real estate marketing and workflows, but agents are

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Ohio property tax debate intensifies

Efforts to abolish or deeply reform property taxes are gaining momentum in multiple states — including Ohio — where impassioned debate has cited potential funding shortfalls for local services, seniors being prices out of homes and further effects on the housing market. Howard Fleeter, an economist with the Ohio Education Policy Institute who has worked

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Christie’s International Real Estate SC adds agent Jordana Leigh

Jordana Leigh has joined Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California, the brokerage announced. Known for work in the region’s luxury and celebrity real estate market, Leigh has more than $5 billion in career sales and has represented clients including Orlando Bloom, Simon Cowell, Eve and the late Naya Rivera. “After many years of friendship and

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Investor home purchases hit lowest second-quarter level since 2020

U.S. real estate investors bought about 52,000 homes in the second quarter, the lowest level for that period since 2020, according to a report from Redfin. Purchases were down 6% from a year earlier — the largest drop since late 2023. Redfin, which analyzed purchase records across 39 major metropolitan areas, defines an investor as

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Baltimore’s push against vacant housing shows positive results

Recent efforts to cut down on vacant residential properties in Baltimore have proven to be effective, according to new Urban Institute data. By 2020, the city had more than 16,000 vacant buildings and a residential vacancy rate of 7.7%. In parts of east and west Baltimore, the rate was nearly one in three houses. “Vacancy

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