New Colorado River Plan Could Spell Water Cutbacks for Arizona, California, and Nevada

A federal plan to manage the drying-up Colorado River could have major impacts for communities across Arizona, California, and Nevada. The Bureau of Reclamation released a new proposed 10-year framework governing water usage from the Colorado River—a plan that could mandate reductions in water use f

Who decides where listings show up, Zillow, Compass or the MLS?

The briefs are in. The witnesses are done. A federal judge in Chicago now holds the question the whole industry keeps asking: who controls where a listing gets seen? Here is the part no ruling will answer for you. Zillow, Compass and Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) spent the first half of July tradi

Op-Ed: Every Brokerage Is Now a Publisher, So It Needs to Think Like a Newsroom

Before I entered the world of real estate PR, I spent many years as a news writer and producer at a top station in Philadelphia. I learned how to work under intense pressure while meeting deadlines. I learned the value of fact-checking because it’s better to be right than to be first. I covered ever

2,500+ Florida Condos Show Structural Damage, Just 5 Evacuated, State Report Finds

A new state report reveals that more than 2,500 Florida condominium and cooperative buildings showed signs of significant structural deterioration, and dozens were deemed "unsafe and uninhabitable"—yet only five were evacuated.  The 24-page report, released this week by the Florida Legislature’s Off