The report covers the progress the organization has made toward its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. 

The bill amends the Texas Real Estate License Act, modernizing real estate agency law and clarifying the broker-buyer relationship, and adds new continuing education requirements for brokers.

The average commission was up from a recent low in third quarter 2024 that followed the NAR settlement. 

The association made local MLSs responsible for deciding whether non-Realtors may access their platforms as part of a suite of changes aimed at reducing antitrust risk. 

At the same time, the average age of the first-time buyer hit an all-time high of 40, according to the 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. 

The stock-swap deal will bring Anywhere’s brands, including Better Homes and Gardens, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International, under the Compass umbrella. 

The annual survey finds most Realtors pay at least $50 a month for work technology, despite a majority feeling satisfied with the tech provided by their brokerages.

The online marketplace fleshed out the rules of its new listing access standards policy that was unveiled in the wake of the National Association of REALTORS’® Clear Cooperation update. 

The annual report surveyed agents in the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network to find out how they’re helping clients get their homes ready to list. 

The new policy allows sellers to put off marketing their properties for a period of time to be determined by their local MLSs. 

The new director is the owner and CEO of the Shanan Steere Group in Olathe, Kansas, which is affiliated with KW Overland Park. 

The 14-agent brokerage previously worked with COMPASS. 

The Houston Association of REALTORS® named the agent, Ty Robinson, to its Top 20 Under 40 list for 2022.  

The firm, led by Shahar Zarfati and Moral Assaraf, had more than $19 million in sales volume last year. 

“If this were easy, 70% would not fail at the job.” — Rochelle Fitzgerald, manager and Realtor, Local Realty Agency

The firm brings eight principal agents and primarily serves The Woodlands submarket.