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Buyers are reportedly looking for homes that reflect how they actually live, not how they could be living.
Active buyers are looking for more expensive homes, while price-constrained buyers are looking at fewer homes altogether.
The move was an improvement over July, but sentiment still remained in negative territory.
Though licensed in Washington, Common Ground Referrals will serve clients across the United States.
Looking ahead, Cotality expects the median price of a home to increase 1.5% through June 2027.
Three years after the opening of a large center, ZIP codes retained 66% of their pre-opening active listings, compared to 43% in similar areas without a data center.
Just last month, the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust began looking into the relationship between Compass and MRED.
Nationally, home-price growth topped 1% for the first time in 2026.
MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass CEO Robert Reffkin were summoned by the subcommittee to provide briefings by Aug. 5.
“John, Sean, Andy, Lesley and Gabby are builders and operators with a track record of turning opportunity into results,” said CEO and President Chris Czarnecki. “Now, we’re putting that experience to work at greater scale.”
The findings come as Redfin partnered with The Weather Company on all for-sale listings to provide ZIP Code-level metrics to buyers.
Wall has been a major player in the national real estate community for nearly 30 years, previously having held leadership roles with Anywhere Real Estate, REMAX and Douglas Elliman.
The triennial survey of 2,000 American residents from the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the National Association of REALTORS® Community and Transportation Preference Survey, found buyers and residents prefer more housing options and communities designed for easy access.
The annual and monthly declines of 0.3% and 5.4%, respectively, do not fully capture the geographic variability of market performance.
With more than 1,200 affiliated agents, JMG reportedly generated nearly $5.9 billion in sales volume across more than 12,300 transaction sides in 2025.
The median sales price of a home hit an all-time high of $440,600.
