Martha Stewart Launches Hint, an AI-Powered Home Management Platform

by Phil Hall | May 20, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Domesticity doyenne Martha Stewart has expanded her media empire with the launch of Hint, a new company offering an artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled platform that handles home management tasks. The platform, which launches this summer, enables users to enter their...

Guest Opinion: Using AI to Qualify the Non-Traditional Buyers

by Pavan Agarawal | May 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Guest Opinion, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

If it feels like more deals are falling apart lately, it’s not just the market. There is a deeper shift happening beneath the surface, and it has to do with how today’s buyers earn their income. A 2025 Glassdoor report found that 57% of Gen Z workers now have at least...

Pending Home Sales Rise in April

by Phil Hall | May 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Pending home sales in April were up by 1.4% from March and up by 3.2% from one year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month pending home sales rose in the Northeast, Midwest and West, and declined in the South. Year-over-year...

California Median Home Price Sets New Record

by Phil Hall | May 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

California’s median home price hit a new record in April at $914,810, marking the first time the median price has crossed the $900,000 threshold since May 2025. The previous record high was set in April 2025 with $910,160. According to the California Association of...

The Agency Opens Third Location in Nevada

by Phil Hall | May 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The real estate brokerage The Agency announced the opening of its third office in Nevada. The Agency Incline Village is led by Managing Partners Zar Zanganeh (who also heads The Agency’s Las Vegas and Reno offices) and Jenna Rose Madrid, an Incline Village...