NAR described the MLS marketplace as highly competitive, with many business models serving buyers and sellers. Brokers and agents invest heavily in obtaining accurate listing information and then submit those listings to their local MLS, where standardized rules supported by NAR organize, verify and distribute the data broadly to market participants. That structure, the group said, allows brokers to compete using complete, reliable, and comparable information.
StreetMatrix has expanded its independent real estate analytics platform into Arizona and Utah, adding two fast-growing Western states to a housing index that already covers California and Nevada, the company announced on Wednesday. StreetMatrix was created by housing analyst Jonathan Miller, president and CEO of Miller Samuel, and economist Nick Huntington-Klein, an associate professor at Seattle University. It publishes monthly housing market reports that use the proprietary StreetMatrix Index to track statewide and local trends.
Scotiabank agreed to acquire Maple Financial Holdings, parent of Dallas-based MapleMark Bank, to add FDIC-insured deposits for its U.S. mortgage capital markets and warehouse lending strategy. The bank said terms were not disclosed and it does not expect a material impact to earnings or CET1.
Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and operator of the REACH accelerator program, announced the six companies selected for the 2026 NAR REACH residential technology program on Thursday. The REACH program focuses on identifying and accelerating technology companies serving the residential real estate industry. Since launching more than a decade ago, REACH has expanded globally and across real estate sectors, supporting more than 375 technology companies worldwide since 2019.
All platforms that receive Realtracs’ data feed were notified of the rule change, which went into effect on May 13, with compliance with the rule required by May 31. The email then goes on to state that as of Wednesday, Zillow was the only platform to not be in compliance with the agreement terms. We do not expect that to change, given Zillow's own rule [listing access standards] that prevents sellers from choosing how their properties are marketed and has resulted in dozens of banned Realtracs listings, the email states.
Hines concluded his statement with a signed declaration that Matterport customers own the Matterport tours they create and they can post them wherever they want, and CoStar Group will not sue Zillow for displaying them. WE PROMISE. Since pulling Matterport tours from its site, Zillow has continued to accept tours from other third-party vendors, while also offering Zillow's own tour product Zillow 3D Home.
The custom-designed dwelling, which spans just over 2,000 square feet, is currently owned by Jessica Schaefer, the founder and CEO of AI-powered communications firm Capital V Strategies. Schaefer custom-designed the loft space to serve as both a private sanctuary and an elegant event space where New York's most well-connected residents could gather without fear of prying eyes.
The builder specialises in delivering communities that are targeted towards or restricted to the active adult, 55+ segment. Those buyers, who are typically more established and have built up equity, tend to be more resilient to broader economic uncertainty and mortgage rate volatility. Our buyers are not immune to what's going on in the market, but they are resilient. Many of them are existing homeowners who have built a lot of equity over time in their homes.
Ireland's development land market recorded a strong start to 2026, with €197.7m transacting across 22 deals, according to the latest report from Savills Ireland. This represents a 55pc increase in combined value while the number of deals is up 5pc compared with the same period a year ago and the best first-quarter performance since 2019.
Finally, as announced yesterday, in Q4 we broke ground on a new, state-of the art production facility in El Mirage, Arizona. This expansion reflects our consistent capital allocation approach focused on the long-term need for factory-built solutions to the worsening housing crisis in America.
