First-time homebuyers accounted for 21% of all residential property purchases in Texas during 2025, according to data from Texas Realtors. This is slightly above the all-time low of 20% recorded in 2024. Last year’s homebuyers in Texas had a median age of 58, tied...
A total of 24,812 new listings came onto the Mid-Atlantic market served by Bright MLS in March, a 0.6% year-over-year spike and the strongest March new listing total since 2022. Active listings totaled 39,495, a 9.4% surge from the 36,110 recorded one year earlier....
The first de novo community bank serving Central Florida in nearly a decade has received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the state’s Office of Financial Regulation. Portrait Bank of Winter Park, within the Orlando MSA, is one...
Among the golfers participating in this year’s Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, Brandon Holtz stands out – and not just because of his 6-foot-3, 250-pound frame, but because he is the only realtor among the players going for the green jacket. The 39-year-old...
A Philadelphia real estate agent was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment and two years of in connection with a scheme in which he raised millions of dollars from individuals and businesses, supposedly for short-term real estate financing opportunities, when no such...
While the real estate industry is increasingly focused on private listings and off-market strategies, agents affiliated with The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX) are not detecting much interest in this subject with their clients. According to the Miami-headquartered...