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What Texas Realtors need to know about SB 1968

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.

Matthew Gardner breaks down top 2026 real estate predictions

Hear Gardner’s takes — and a few predictions of his own — in this exclusive interview.

Trump’s proposed ban on institutional home ownership raises more questions than answers

President Trump’s proposal to ban investment firms from buying single-family homes is unlikely to have a major impact on affordability, observers said.

Compass, Anywhere complete $1.6B merger to form Compass International Holdings

Compass, Inc. and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. have officially completed their all-stock merger and will now operate as Compass International Holdings (CIH), led by chairman and CEO Robert Reffkin. 

Texas sets new state record for $1M home sales

Furthermore, despite only making up 4.3% of statewide sales in 2025, $1 million-plus homes made up 17.2% of the state’s total dollar volume.

Sunterra remains Houston’s top-selling MPC

Based on total new-home sales closed last year, the community from Land Tejas and Starwood Land ranked No. 5 in the United States, with 1,024 sales.

Compass, Anywhere secure stockholder approval for merger

Stockholders of both Compass, Inc. and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. have overwhelmingly approved all proposals tied to the companies’ previously announced merger, signaling strong investor support for the $1.6 billion deal.

Pearl rolls out first-ever individual performance profiles for every house in America

Pearl assigned a Pearl SCORE to every one of the 92 million single-family homes in the U.S., rating them on how well each performs across five factors of home life: safety, comfort, operations, resilience and energy.

The fallacy of price testing a listing

The push toward private or off‑MLS “test” listings delivers little proven pricing premiums, sells a small share privately and often lengthens time to sell despite industry claims, writes Jonathan Miller, co-founder of property appraisal firm Miller Samuel.

Rechat partners with SkySlope

Through its partnership with SkySlope, a transaction management app founded in 2011, Rechat now incorporates forms and e-signature options, plus data automation tools.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A Southlake mansion priced at $12.995 million tops this past month’s ranking of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas.

NAR: Pending home sales post best performance since February 2023

Contract signings were up in all four U.S. regions. 

Igloo for sale, snow not included

No need for a winter coat inside this igloo. This one-of-a-kind home in Litchfield, Connecticut, only looks like it’s made of snow.

Nan and Company named exclusive Texas brokerage for 2 New Orleans developers

The partnership means that Nan and Company’s clientele in Houston and Texas will gain direct access to the second-home market in New Orleans.

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 plane crash

The ranch also features a fully-stocked vintage convenience store, geodome, windmill and many other abandoned artifacts.

Houston is one of the top large US cities for startups

The Bayou City ranked as the No. 7 big city — defined as those with populations over one million — thanks to factors like startup density and business growth.

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