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CoStar Group to acquire Zonda for $800M

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

Cotality: Chicago leads US in home-price growth

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. 

Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow’s access to listing data amid antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

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

Housing starts top expectations in April

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

MRED cuts Zillow’s access to listing data

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. 

Redfin launches SunScore as sunlight becomes a top priority for homebuyers

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. 

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The Blue S.T.A.N.D.A.R.D: Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty’s Vision for the Future

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. 

Cotality rolls out listing-management platform Cotality BLX; HomeServices of America, Keller Williams first to adopt

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

NAR: Existing-home sales flat in April

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

eXp acquires NextHome

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

Zillow, Realtor.com join forces for Preview listing data share

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

Tanner Peterson, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, Lincoln Park

Tanner Peterson, a broker at The DoWell Group, BHHS Chicago, Lincoln Park, said jeans are timeless and can be dressed up or down.

REMAX: Chicago home sales jump in March

Nationally, home sales in the 50 metro areas surveyed by REMAX posted their largest monthly gain in three years, increasing 31.6%. 

Is the American Dream even on the table anymore?

Short answer: Yes. But not quite in the way mom and dad did it, according to a survey of over 2,000 American renters and would-be homeowners.

Case-Shiller: Chicago home-price growth leads the nation

S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that inflation outpaced national home-price appreciation for the ninth month in a row.

HUD gives green light to agents sharing crime, school-quality data to clients after pullback under Biden

The new guidance says agents are not violating the Fair Housing Act by sharing the information. 

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