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Real estate group owner arrested on federal gun, drug trafficking, money laundering charges

Apr 24, 2026

Sam Stair, owner of S2 Real Estate Group, has been accused of renting homes and apartments to drug traffickers for use as "stash houses" and "trap houses," according to a criminal complaint.

Sold in a week or sitting for months: The market’s growing divide

Apr 24, 2026

In the fastest markets, more than 1 in 3 homes sell within a week. In the slowest, listings sit for months, Zillow's latest data finds.

Chicago MLS expands private listing network nationwide, teams up with Compass

Apr 24, 2026

MRED will offer any licensed agent at a brokerage access to its Private Listing Network that allows for pre-marketed listings.

Your answer to this one question can make or break your business

Apr 24, 2026

There's one question that real estate professionals are asked more than any other, and the way you answer it changes everything, Jimmy Burgess writes.

How the right lender can help you build your real estate business

Apr 24, 2026

Your preferred lender should be a strategic extension of your business, coach Darryl Davis writes: someone actively invested in your growth and your clients' success.

Prepping for ‘squeeze-flation’ summer: 3 strategies to sweeten up a sour market outlook

Apr 24, 2026

If you're already trying to save your summer pipeline, Rachael Hite writes, it's time to get started. Let's talk about the market shift.

What high-performing agents get wrong about imposter syndrome

Apr 23, 2026

Stop worrying about the way you feel about your performance, Julie Escobar writes, and start looking at the ways you've proven your expertise in the past.

Compass International Holdings execs: Consolidation must deliver real results

Apr 23, 2026

Compass International Holdings Brands and Century 21 execs say the future of consolidation hinges on unified tech platforms, stronger agent support and measurable consumer value.

Listing agents create the value, but who gets the opportunity?

Apr 23, 2026

If listings are the foundation of the real estate market, why are so many decisions being made without agent input? Robert Smith asks.

There are 2 kinds of agents. The market now prices them differently

Apr 23, 2026

Agents are experiencing a shift from being compensated for participating in the transaction to being compensated for how they shape the decisions that lead to it, broker-owner Deb Siefkin.

Brands by Integra enters Arizona with CITIEA partnership

Apr 23, 2026

Brands by Integra has acquired Phoenix brokerage CITIEA, marking the national network's first Arizona deal and the start of a planned southwest expansion. The partnership brings 72SOLD founder Greg Hague into a national listing strategy role and adds CITIEA's nearly 1,700 annual transactions and approximately $1 billion in volume to Brands by Integra's 18-state platform.

More than 1 in 3 homesellers is giving up a sub-5% rate this spring

Apr 23, 2026

More than a third of homesellers working with Coldwell Banker-affiliated agents hold mortgage rates below 5 percent and are still planning to list this spring, new survey data shows, an early sign the lock-in effect may be loosening.