Real estate brokerages have had to grapple with heaps of forced change over the past year — legal threats and business practice changes, to a slow housing market and the breakneck pace of technological development. Some wonder if we are on the precipice of a brokerage mass extinction event. Panelists Craig McClelland, James Dwiggins, Linda O’Koniewski and Byron Lazine contemplated this question on...

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One of the most encouraging data points for 2025 so far is that new listings have finally emerged from a two-year slump, exceeding 80,000 per week during the seasonal peak period. The question is: Have we already seen the highest new listings print for the year? We are currently in the seasonal period where we should see the highest levels of new listings, but last week’s rebound was disappointingly...

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As communities and organizations continue to reckon with the impact of the Los Angeles-area wildfires, the state is now stepping in with a new assistance program that will include impacted reverse mortgage borrowers whose homes were damaged or lost. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday announced that the CalAssist Mortgage Fund will launch on June 12. It will “provide grants up to $20,000 to...