Housing Market
New Survey Shows 53% Prefer Buying over Renting for the First Time Since 2023
Bank of America’s 2026 Homebuyer Insights Report shows consumer confidence in homeownership is rising.
June 26, 2026
Bank of America’s 2026 Homebuyer Insights Report shows consumer confidence in homeownership is rising.
Zillow COO Jun Choo explains how a consumer-first strategy built real estate’s top consumer brand over 20 years, in a BAM interview with Byron Lazine.
Byron Lazine and Marc Davison go live on YouTube to break down brand, AI, and why the “average agent” model is losing ground in today’s market.
AI can speed up real estate workflows, but it can’t replace trust. Luke Acree shares how top agents use AI to scale relationships, not lose them.
Affordability tops BAM’s real estate Word of the Year for 2025, with agents citing higher costs, buyer hesitation, and shifting expectations across the industry
Zillow forecasts home values up 1.2% and sales at 4.26 million in 2026, with rent affordability improving while mortgage rates hold above 6%.
The Real Brokerage (NASDAQ: REAX) unveils voice-first AI assistant Leo CoPilot at RISE 2025, empowering 30,000+ agents with real-time contextual support.
Propy announced a $100M expansion to modernize the $25B title industry and launched Agent Avery, the first AI escrow officer for digital real estate closings.
Kaplan Real Estate Education’s 2025 Survey of Trends shows 46% of agents aren’t using AI and 52% say brokerages aren’t preparing them for what’s next.
Realtor.com finds 82% of Americans now use AI for housing insights, yet agents remain the most trusted and accurate source of real estate information.
Luke Acree shares Coach Bill Pipes’ insights on AI callers vs human prospecting, revealing how 2 hours a day can still drive 16 to 30 closings a year.
Zillow announced the launch of Virtual Staging in Showcase listings, letting buyers restyle rooms with AI. Data shows Showcase agents win 30% more listings.
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