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This REMAX merger isn’t a masterstroke. It’s a strategic escape hatch

May 6th, 2026 by Michael Valdes

The merger between REMAX and Real solves certain problems elegantly, while introducing a new set that will be much harder to unwind, Michael Valdes writes.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Opinion, Select, Service, agent productivity, Aperture Global Real Estate, brand recognition, culture, Dave Liniger, debt, exp, franchise model, Franchise Satisfaction, leverage, LPT International, LPTA, M&A, merger, mergers and acquisitions, Michael Valdes, re/max, Real brokerage merger, Real REMAX deal, realogy, REMAX merger, retention rates

May
5

What HUD just changed about fair housing talk, and what it didn’t

May 5th, 2026 by Julia Lashay Israel

Compliant communication requires awareness and a commitment to doing the work in a way that does not unintentionally recreate the barriers, Julia Lashay Israel writes.

Category: Agent, Opinion, Regulations, Select, Service, bias, client communication, Color of Money, compliance, crime statistics, Department of Housing and Urban Development, diversity equity and inclusion, Equitable Access to Housing, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, hud, Julia Lashay Israel, real estate best practices, Real Estate Regulations, residential real estate, school ratings, Scott Turner, transparency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

May
5

Compass focus on productive agents helped it outpace the market, earnings show

May 5th, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

Its brokerage gross transaction volume grew 7.3 percent in the quarter compared with a 1.5 percent increase in market volumes.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Select, agent retention, Agent Separations, Anywhere, Anywhere Real Estate, brokerage \, Brokerage Agents, compass, Compass earnings, Compass International Holdings, Cost Efficiencies, End-to-End Agent Platform, franchises, High-Producing Agents, Home Platform, productivity, robert reffkin, Scott Wahlers, transaction volume

May
5

For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home

May 5th, 2026 by Lia Picard and Michelle Litvin

Image Caption: Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson with their children. The couple renovated the former Union Joint schoolhouse in Franklin, Ind., with a sense of whimsy.

Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson’s 9,000-square-foot Indiana schoolhouse is a lesson in courage.

Category: Home Repairs and Improvements, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Restoration and Renovation, Historic Buildings and Sites, Franklin (Ind)

May
5

As the industry consolidates, it’s time to build your own flywheel

May 5th, 2026 by Zac Kennedy

The stacking model is a practical system for agents who refuse to be out-marketed by platforms with billion-dollar budgets, Zac Kennedy writes.

Category: Agent, Columns, Content Marketing, Marketing, Markets & Economy, Opinion, Select, Service, Birmingham–Hoover, Alabama, client retention, content marketing, Content Pillars, digital marketing, direct marketing, flywheel, industry consolidation, lead generation, M&A, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, open house, re/max, Real brokerage merger, real estate consolidation, real estate marketing, real estate transactions, Real REMAX deal, realtysouth, Redfin, relationship marketing, REMAX merger, rocket, rocket companies, scaling, Stacking, The real brokerage, traditional marketing, Zac Kennedy

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This REMAX merger isn’t a masterstroke. It’s a strategic escape hatch

What HUD just changed about fair housing talk, and what it didn’t

Compass focus on productive agents helped it outpace the market, earnings show

For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home

As the industry consolidates, it’s time to build your own flywheel

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