Entries by JKents

Compass-Anywhere deal may exceed DOJ market-share limits in some cities

Compass’s proposed acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate may give the firm some eyebrow-raising market share levels in certain markets across the country, according to analysis of RealTrends Verified data published by The Capitol Forum earlier this week. This includes more than 80% market share in both Newport Beach, California and Manhattan. According to the publication’s […]

The U.S. housing market in 2025: A year of normalization

After housing market cycles defined by extreme shortages, rapid price appreciation and frenetic buyer competition, this year delivered something closer to balance. Inventory climbed meaningfully, price growth flattened and homes took longer to sell — signs of a market settling into a more sustainable rhythm. Using data through Dec. 20, here’s how the housing market […]

Inside Tassie’s top homes of 2025: what $3m+ buys

TOP SALE: No.11 Cooper St, Seymour. Picture: Supplied It took a sale of more than $3m to have a chance at cracking Tasmania’s top 10 sales of 2025. Figures from realestate.com.au show 16 homes sold for more than $3m. These were single dwellings up to 10ha, not farms. About half are located in Hobart. While […]

Compass, NWMLS clash over document production in antitrust suit

Compass and Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are currently locked in a dispute over the MLS’s production of documents during discovery in the Robert Reffkin-helmed firm’s antitrust lawsuit.  Compass filed this lawsuit against NWMLS in late April 2025. The antitrust suit centers around NWMLS’s listing policy. As a non-Realtor-association affiliated MLS, NWMLS does not have to adhere […]

Australia’s most-viewed homes of 2025 revealed, from Outback Wrangler’s trial home to a publican’s manor

The most-viewed properties of 2025 in every Aussie city have been revealed A high-end home offloaded by the embattled Outback Wrangler mid-trial, a media couple’s grand harbourview estate, and a stone manor with a lovers’ retreat named The Doll’s House — the homes that went viral in 2025 were nothing if not diverse. Australia’s fascination […]