• ERA President Alex Vidal doubles down on M&A as core growth engine,Jonathan Delozier

    ERA President Alex Vidal doubles down on M&A as core growth engine

    ERA Real Estate has quietly transformed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from a tactical growth tool into a pillar of franchise recruitment strategy — closing 24 deals worth more than $1.5 billion in sales volume across 2024 and 2025. Many of these deals were initiated not by legacy franchisees but by

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  • Growing micro markets were a single-family outlier in late 2025,HousingWire Automation

    Growing micro markets were a single-family outlier in late 2025

    Single-family home construction declined across every major geography in the second half of 2025 except for sparsely populated micro counties, according to the latest Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) from the National Association of Home Builders. The HBGI, released March 30 and delayed by last

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  • The 94% problem: What real estate agents aren’t being told about MLS success rates,Darryl Davis

    The 94% problem: What real estate agents aren’t being told about MLS success rates

    A widely circulated statistic is shaping how agents talk to sellers — but the math behind it tells a very different story. Across the industry right now, many agents are being given a simple, powerful talking point: “94% of our sold homes were sold on the MLS.” On the surface, it sounds like a stron

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