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Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for $8.5B

Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for approximately $8.5 billion.

Cotality: US home-price growth holds steady despite jump in interest rates

Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 5.3% between April 2026 and April 2027. 

CoStar Group to acquire Zonda for $800M

CoStar Group is acquiring Zonda for $800 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. 

Market for new homes outperforms that of existing ones in April

The median sales price of new homes sold in April rose 8% to $422,500 from $391,100 in March, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.

Become a lighthouse keeper on Chesapeake Bay

Ever wanted to serve as a beacon for the Chesapeake Bay? This $450,000 lighthouse listing in Reedville, Virginia, could be the perfect fit.

Cotality: Home-price growth slows amid buyer/seller ‘standoff’

Home prices continued to rise in March, but the rate of increase slowed yet again, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index. 

Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow’s access to listing data amid antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

Midwest Real Estate Data restored Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data May 22 after a federal judge granted Zillow’s request for a preliminary injunction, ordering MRED to reinstate listing feeds to its consumer websites while the companies’ legal

Buyers maintain advantage as housing market shows early signs of shift

Redfin reports there were about 46.5% more sellers than buyers in April 2026, down from 47.5% in March and 48.9% in December 2025.

The most popular home trends of 2026

Houzz compared first quarter user activity to year-ago levels to determine the emerging home trends for summer 2026. Here’s what they found.

Housing starts top expectations in April

Despite a monthly decline, the rate of new-home construction still came in above consensus estimates. 

MRED cuts Zillow’s access to listing data

Midwest Real Estate Data has revoked Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data for display on its consumer websites, shortly following the antitrust lawsuit Zillow filed against MRED and Compass. 

Off-tilt abode in Marietta, Georgia

This cube-shaped abode in Marietta, Georgia, looks like it’s tilted about 45 degrees off its axis.

NAR: Pending home sales gain ground in April

Among the top 50 metro areas, Boston and Miami led the pack. 

Redfin launches SunScore as sunlight becomes a top priority for homebuyers

Americans are prioritizing sunlight in their home search, with 44% saying they would choose a smaller home with more sunlight over a larger home with less sunlight, according to a Redfin report. 

Matthew Gardner’s Q1 2026 housing market recap

Economist Matthew Gardner revisits some predictions for 2026 and looks to the future in this Q1 2026 update.

Zillow files antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

Zillow has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass over an April agreement to share Compass’s listings through MRED’s private listing network.

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