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Your best producer is the hardest person in the building to read
The operational signals that show strain before the leaderboard does
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Why real estate agents are mentoring college athletes — and getting referrals
Student-athletes receive mentoring and complete requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents
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‘Lawfare is now the norm’: MLS leaders brace for more legal battles
MLS legal experts at CMLS Open House urged scenario planning around cooperation, participation, and data access as lawsuits and demand letters increase
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View Homes CEO Gandhi rebuilds builder operating platform
Leadership changes, standardized concessions, and a 12–18 month systems rollout are central to the plan
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Soft September Jobs Report May Give Fed Reason to Pause Rate Hikes, Slowing Ascent of Mortgage Rates
Takeaway: A soft jobs report may finally offer some relief for mortgage rates, or at least help to stem the march upward. Jobs data is no longer the key to whether the Fed continues to hike, but this data should give them a reason to wait. Jobs data points to a softer job market than…
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September 2026 Jobs Report: Labor demand continued to slow
Key findings U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September, while gains in August and July were revised down by a combined 60,000. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% from 4.1% as labor force participation outpaced employment growth. Wage growth continued to moderate, with average hourly earnings rising 3.0% year over year. What happened: The…
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September Jobs Report: Payrolls Miss Big, and the Housing Squeeze Continues
The September 2026 jobs report was a clear miss, with payrolls up just 29,000 against an 84,000 consensus and 60,000 jobs revised out of July and August. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, but the unrounded change was only 4.14% to 4.18%. The Fed’s path toward a year-end hike is little changed, and with mortgage…
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California’s $3.9B Midway Rising becomes a CEQA lightning rod
SB 344 targets Midway Rising, a $3.9 billion redevelopment with 4,000 homes, SB 958 caps height as an infill project qualifier
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Forget waiting for lower rates. KW’s Jason Abrams has a playbook for finding business anyway
For agents, Abrams said a slower market requires a different approach to prospecting
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David Charron: How MLSs can stay relevant before the market moves around them
Exclusive CMLS coverage: Former Bright MLS strategy chief David Charron urged CMLS attendees to cut friction and invest for where the industry will be 18-month
