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Cotality: Midwest, Northeast markets drive overall US home-price growth in June

Looking ahead, Cotality expects the median price of a home to increase 1.5% through June 2027. 

Home insurance costs are steepening the barrier to Texas homeownership

Approximately 64% of households in the state are cost-prohibited from owning a median-priced home — that equates to about 7 million families, researchers said.

Is the data center boom affecting residential real estate?

Three years after the opening of a large center, ZIP codes retained 66% of their pre-opening active listings, compared to 43% in similar areas without a data center.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions Compass-MRED partnership over fair housing, antitrust concerns

Just last month, the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust began looking into the relationship between Compass and MRED.

Residences at the Stoneleigh earns VERIFIED Luxury Residences designation

Residences at the Stoneleigh, which is managed by FirstService Residential, is one of just seven residential buildings included in the program’s inaugural class.

Why new homes are no longer always more expensive than existing-homes

New builds are about the same price as existing homes on the market, but that is not due to rising regulatory costs builders have to pay.

One Metroplex, three different markets: Matthew Gardner’s Q2 2026 housing market update

Economist Matthew Gardner joins DFW Agent to discuss factors making waves in the national real estate climate, like the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, plus local themes like new-construction oversupply.

Eastridge is the Metroplex’s top-selling MPC of 2026 (so far)

With strong sales in six Dallas-Fort Worth-area communities, the metro accounted for 8% of all sales in RCLCO’s Top 50.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

Texas’ most expensive new listing is a nearly $24 million estate in the Dallas suburb of Westlake.

GFWAR awards 2026 education scholarships

The association has awarded scholarships annually since the founding of the GFWAR Scholarship Fund in 2020.

Case-Shiller: Dallas home-price growth rises in May

Nationally, home-price growth topped 1% for the first time in 2026.

Chugga-chugga-choose this converted railcar

This converted train car in Ocean City, Washington, isn’t leaving the station any time soon, but it’s ready to welcome passengers for a one-time fare of $649,000.

New-home sales post upside surprise in June

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000 homes topped Wall Street’s estimates. 

Compass-MRED partnership draws federal antitrust scrutiny

MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass CEO Robert Reffkin were summoned by the subcommittee to provide briefings by Aug. 5.  

Keller Williams makes additions to national leadership team

“John, Sean, Andy, Lesley and Gabby are builders and operators with a track record of turning opportunity into results,” said CEO and President Chris Czarnecki. “Now, we’re putting that experience to work at greater scale.”

New-home sales flat in June as pending sales decline

“While the improvement in days on market last month is encouraging, the decline in pending sales is also consistent with seasonality,” HomesUSA CEO Ben Caballero explained.

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