Paint color has the power to enhance value — or tank it.

Nationwide, it takes six years to break even on homeownership, down from an all-time high of 8.4 years in 2023.

Amid what Realtor.com called the most active spring in years, the housing market is finding a new equilibrium.

Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 5.3% between April 2026 and April 2027. 

Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for approximately $8.5 billion.

CoStar Group is acquiring Zonda for $800 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. 

Home prices continued to rise across the country in March, but the rate of increase slowed yet again, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index. 

Midwest Real Estate Data restored Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data May 22 after a federal judge granted Zillow’s request for a preliminary injunction, ordering MRED to reinstate listing feeds to its consumer websites while the companies’ legal

Despite a monthly decline, the rate of new-home construction still came in above consensus estimates. 

Midwest Real Estate Data has revoked Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data for display on its consumer websites, shortly following the antitrust lawsuit Zillow filed against MRED and Compass. 

Americans are prioritizing sunlight in their home search, with 44% saying they would choose a smaller home with more sunlight over a larger home with less sunlight, according to a Redfin report. 

But according to CEO Chris Feurer, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty’s next chapter is focused not simply on growth, but on raising the standard of what a luxury brokerage experience should look like for both advisors and clients. 

The platform is designed to allow agents to enter listings once without the need to enter them across different MLSs and real estate portals. 

The median-existing sales price for all housing types rose 0.9% year over year to $417,700, its 34th consecutive increase. 

eXp World Holdings has acquired NextHome, which includes more than 500 franchisees across the United States.

Zillow Preview listings will be available on Realtor.com as early as this summer, the two companies announced.