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this Week in Real Estate is hosted by Ray Ellen. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Brokers come together to help consumers... Where is Compass??" (28 October 2026, 79 minutes), "Is the housing market in shambles? Is Compass Fighting for Sellers... or Itself?" (14 October 2026, 81 minutes), and "Compass goes to WAR; Winter Housing Market here Early??" (7 October 2026, 72 minutes).
this Week in Real Estate publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 72 minutes across 100 episodes.
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Four of the biggest real estate companies are teaming up to change how listings are distributed. Compass is facing another legal challenge from MLSs. And home sellers now outnumber buyers by a staggering 63%! Is the...

Compass is fighting the MLS. The MLS is fighting back. And somehow, EVERYONE claims they're fighting for the consumer. So who's telling the truth? The battle over private listings and control of real estate inventory is...

The Compass vs. MLS fight has moved from threats to federal court, just as a new state law puts even more pressure on private-listing strategies. Meanwhile, mortgage rates have surged, with MBA's average 30-year rate...

Mortgage rates have crossed 7.5%. Sellers are cutting prices. So why isn't buying a home getting easier? The monthly payment is one problem. The fight over who controls the listings, the data, and the client...

Buyers finally have leverage. Sellers are offering concessions, October may be a prime deal window in major metros, and more markets are tilting toward buyers. So why are Americans moving less than ever, mortgage rates...

Redfin says this is the strongest buyer's market in its records. Mortgage purchase applications are down 19% from a year ago, rates are back near 7%, and the Fed decides today. More homes are hitting the market and...

Mortgage rates are climbing again, buyers are turning to riskier loans, and the housing market is somehow giving buyers more choices at the same time. **So what is actually going on?** This week on **This Week in Real...

Your HOA may be watching every car that enters your neighborhood—and the housing market just snapped an eight-month growth streak. So are Flock cameras making communities safer… and is housing finally starting to crack...

Real just completed its $880 million REMAX takeover, creating a 180,000-agent real estate giant. Meanwhile, the housing market is shifting in the opposite direction: buyer demand is weakening, cancellations are rising...

Episode #373
The housing market is giving buyers more leverage than we've seen in years… but there's one big problem: **where are the buyers?** Buyer demand has fallen to record lows, pending home sales are slipping, mortgage demand...

Zillow just cut more than 500 jobs while home sales are slowing and affordability remains near record-worst levels. But somehow, million-dollar home sales are surging. What kind of housing market is this? This week on...

The housing market is "pretty good"—at least according to one of America's largest homebuilders. But pending sales are falling, mortgage rates are pressuring demand, and sellers in markets like Nashville are learning...

Episode #370
Buyers finally have more leverage—but mortgage rates are rising, home prices are still climbing, and pending sales are slipping. Is it really a buyer's market when the monthly payment still does not work? This week in...

Episode #369
Record home prices. Mortgage rates at a nearly one-year high. And somehow, buyers have more negotiating power across much of the country. The 2026 housing market is splitting by income, geography, and inventory—and the...

The real estate industry is fighting over who gets the listing first, who owns the lead, and who controls the story buyers and sellers actually see. This week on *This Week in Real Estate*, we're digging into the...

Today on This Week in Real Estate, the listing control war is back in federal court. Zillow, MRED, and Compass are fighting over MLS feeds, private listings, arbitration, and who really gets to control where listings...

The real estate industry is changing fast, and this week's headlines are all about power, control, and pressure. Today on This Week in Real Estate, we're talking about Compass reportedly overtaking Zillow in market...

It's Fed Day, and the real estate industry is fighting for control. In Episode 365 of This Week in Real Estate, we're going live on one of the biggest housing market days of the month: the Federal Reserve's latest rate...

Private listings are under fire, Compass is facing new antitrust scrutiny, and the MLS-Zillow-Compass battle keeps getting bigger. In Episode 364 of This Week in Real Estate, we're breaking down the latest push from...

AI is changing the way buyers search for homes, and this week may be one of the clearest signs yet. In this episode of *This Week in Real Estate*, we're breaking down Realtor.com's new AI home search tool built with...
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