Homebuyers, You Must Fight Back!

There is a serious effort underway by Compass, the country’s largest real estate brokerage, that threatens transparency and access for everyone involved in the home-search process. They call it a Private Listing Network, insisting that limiting exposure of a home to a small internal audience will he

The edge that large remodelers leverage in a fragmented industry

Like its residential construction counterpart – homebuilding – the more than $500 billion residential remodeling industry remains highly geographically fragmented and varies widely in firm size, despite a slight increase in M&A activity since the COVID pandemic. In an industry dominated by small ope

Howard Hanna debuts HannaList with MLS aligned early access

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is launching HannaList, an internal listing portal designed to give sellers an early-access marketing option before a listing is widely distributed. The initial rollout will begin in Northeast Ohio and the Greater Pittsburgh area in early April, with expansion to ad

Bryan-College Station is a Texas sleeper market for builders

Most people view Texas in two ways: through our large cities or the stereotypical image of a man on a horse. One is about skyscrapers, private equity, and traffic; the other focuses on boots, cattle, and a mythology that has increased tourism. However, some of the real opportunities in Texas may be