
CMLS, this one is for you: Build the alliance now or watch Compass build it instead
In the next four months, CMLS leadership has the opportunity to convene the MLS-controlled national alliance the industry needs. The 2026 Board of Directors is in place under Chair Nicole Jensen of realMLS and Vice Chair Justin Haag of Northwest MLS, taking the helm at what WAV Group described as on

2026 GameChanger: REMAX Select credits collaboration for transaction side growth
Despite business practice changes, a housing market slow, stubbornly high mortgage rates and continued housing affordability challenges, REMAX Select and REMAX Select Partners grew transaction sides by 67% between 2021 and 2025. This growth, which included 7,005 transaction sides in 2025 alone, earn

Unanswered calls are costing real estate agents closings
Ask any real estate agent what threatens their business, and they’ll mention market slowdowns, rising interest rates or fierce competition from other agents. Rarely will they mention the one problem that quietly costs them commissions every single week — unanswered phone calls and slow response time

Broker Public Portal expands Cribio as data control debate grows
As the real estate industry debates listing data control, syndication and monetization, pointing fingers at some of the industry’s largest companies, one listing website is continuing to quietly increase its reach and spread the message that brokers can post listings on a consumer-facing website whi
