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Real estate is facing a fundamental choice between inventory hidden in "walled gardens" or included in open, transparent networks like the partnership between Zillow Preview and RealScout. In a new Real Estate News op-ed, RealScout CEO Andrew Flachner highlights how Zillow Preview brings pre-market inventory from multiple brokerages onto a network accessible to everyone, maximizing exposure for sellers and expanding choice for buyers. Scale shouldn't be restricted to a single brand. It should serve the whole industry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6xAuhvp 

Homeownership has long been seen as the ultimate financial milestone, the American dream. But renting and investing the monthly difference can be a sound financial strategy, too. The typical monthly gap between renting and buying is $1,066, adding up to $12,792 a year. Renters who invest that difference can earn an additional $8,041 over five years, bringing the total combination of savings and investment gains to $72,001. Renting is not throwing money away. For intentional savers, it can be a wealth-building strategy. See the full data and local market breakdowns in Zillow's August Rent Report: https://lnkd.in/gJQxaZXF 

Zillow Preview listings are now live on Realtor.com. Two of the most-visited real estate platforms in the country, now sharing pre-market inventory openly — so buyers can find homes before they go active, wherever they're searching. We believe broad, public visibility is better for sellers, better for buyers, and better for agents. Today that belief is live at scale. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gAjVw4mB

Zillow Preview listings are now live on Realtor.com, bringing pre-market homes to buyers across the two most visited real estate platforms in the country. This partnership marks the largest pre-market syndication effort in U.S. residential real estate.  As Zillow chief product officer Christopher Roberts noted, "Today we set a new standard for pre-market transparency on Zillow and Realtor.com. While others in this industry are moving in the other direction and restricting early listings to private networks, we are proving that broad, public visibility is better for sellers, better for buyers and better for agents." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWZPuDfM

Honored to be in conversation with some of the most influential voices in American housing. This Friday at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference, I’ll moderate a timely discussion on housing access, market transparency and the policies shaping opportunities to build Black wealth. I’ll be joined by: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, U.S. Representative for Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District Lisa Rice, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance Michael Collins Jr., Vice President for Housing and Financial Capability at the National Urban League Ashley Thomas III, National President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers If you’re in D.C. for CBC ALC, I hope you’ll join us. Friday, September 18 | 1–2 p.m. | Room 145B #CBCALC #Housing #BlackHomeownership

The construction boom is losing steam, and it could make the housing shortage worse. Residential building permits have fallen year-over-year for 44 consecutive months and are now running nearly 20% below the pre-pandemic trend line. The pullback is sharpest in the markets that were once the most active during the boom: 📍 Austin: -25% 📍 San Antonio: -24% 📍 Orlando: -22% Builders are adapting, completing homes faster and building smaller to keep prices within reach. But the underlying housing deficit of 4.7 million units is the biggest reason for today's affordability crisis. If demand intensifies, a thinner pipeline could mean a more competitive market. Read the full analysis: https://lnkd.in/gUBx6EWm

You don’t need a traditional mortgage background to start building a career in the industry. Join Zillow Home Loans, LLC and Fairygodboss on September 30 to hear how experience in sales, banking, insurance, and other client-facing roles can translate to a mortgage career, plus what to expect from licensing and where that career path can take you! Register to join us 👇

Who held the keys 🔑 to the cookout in your family? Mine's easy to answer - it's my grandma’s house! But for too many Black families today, that answer is getting harder to give — shrinking housing supply, rising costs, and fair housing protections that are eroding just when we need them most. I'm moderating "Keys to the Cookout: Unlocking Homeownership in Black Communities" at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 55th Annual Legislative Conference. I'll be joined by four people who know exactly what's driving this gap and what actually closes it: → Nikitra Bailey, National Fair Housing Alliance → Deanna Hamilton, MS, LISC → Joshua Thomas, Home Depot → Dr. Alex Camardelle, Kindred Futures Thank you to Rep. Nikema Williams for sponsoring this conversation and for her continued work on housing affordability. 📍 Wednesday, Sept. 16 | 2–3pm | Room 145A, Walter E. Washington Convention Center Register for #ALC55: cbcfinc.org/alc #RootedReadyRising #CBCF50