The Federal Trade Commission and five state attorneys general reached a proposed settlement with Zillow and Redfin on Aug. 24, the day their antitrust case was scheduled to go to trial. If approved by a federal judge, the order would require Redfin to rebuild its independent multifamily rental-advertising business. Redfin would have six months after…
Month: August 2026
OneKey MLS Launches Ocusell List — What Agents Need to Verify
OneKey MLS made Ocusell List available to subscribers Aug. 18, giving agents a new way to create and publish listings with automated property data, AI-assisted photo ordering and optional AI-generated Public Remarks. The launch was part of OneKey’s summer product rollout. The basic version is included with a OneKey MLS subscription and works alongside Matrix…
Redfin’s Agent Pay Model Gains Traction — What Other Brokerages Should Know
Redfin says its hybrid agent pay model is helping it retain top producers and recruit new talent as the Rocket-owned brokerage adds mortgage leads and AI support to the package. Redfin Next combines commission-based earnings with W-2 employment, benefits, company-generated business and centralized support. In an recent RealTrending podcast interview, Redfin Chief of Real Estate…
Phantom Realty Engine Launches Agent, Buyer AI Apps as MLS Data Rules Shift
Ghostly Labs launched separate mobile apps for Phantom Realty Engine agents and their clients on Aug. 12, extending the platform’s MLS search, lead activity, comparative market analysis, and Sarah AI tools to smartphones. The launch comes about a month after the company introduced Phantom Realty Engine as a combined real estate website, CRM, and AI…
Rocket’s Redfin Mortgage Funnel Is Growing as Integration Takes Shape
Rocket Companies reported record purchase and refinance mortgage market share in its Aug. 6 earnings. That’s more than a year after its acquisition of Redfin began feeding home-search prospects into Rocket’s lending business. Rocket posted $2.78 billion in second-quarter revenue and $229 million in net income, according to results reported Aug. 6. The company has…
Zillow Cuts More Than 500 Jobs as Q2 Revenue Rises 18%
Zillow reported an 18% increase in second-quarter revenue on Aug. 5, one day after disclosing plans to eliminate more than 500 jobs as part of an organizational restructuring. According to its second-quarter financial results, revenue reached $772 million, above analysts’ expectations of about $758 million. Zillow recorded a $4 million GAAP net loss, compared with…
The 10 Best AI Tools For Real Estate in 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are quickly becoming the real estate assistant agents didn’t know they needed. They can help draft listing descriptions, create social posts, summarize market data, repurpose videos, improve listing visuals, automate follow-up, and take repetitive tasks off your plate so you can spend more time actually talking to clients. That said, AI…
6 Best Tenant Screening Services for Landlords for 2026
If you’re looking for a tenant screening platform that delivers reliable credit reports, background checks, and income verification without overcomplicating the process or blowing your budget, you’re in the right place. As a real estate agent, I’ve worked closely with landlords during transactions and seen how much a tenant’s quality can impact everything from closing…