Homebuilder confidence ticks up, but the incentives tell the real story

Builder confidence rose in May, but 14 straight months of sales incentives signal that affordability pressure has shifted from buyers to builders' bottom lines.

Who will become real estate’s power brokers? A timeline of brokerage consolidation

A wave of mergers and acquisitions has reshaped residential brokerage since the NAR settlement. Here’s how the industry is consolidating.

Brokers have stopped waiting for the MLS industry to catch up

Voluntary consolidation requires MLS executives to vote their organizations out of existence in favor of a larger entity they probably won't run, Amit Kulkarni writes.

Stale listing? Another open house isn’t the fast fix you’re looking for

Your listing isn't stuck. It just needs better management, Josh Ries writes. Here's how to reset and refresh that stale listing to meet the market.