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Everyone's Suing Everyone in Real Estate...
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- this Week in Real Estate
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- Jan 28, 2026
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- 4376
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📺 Episode 347 — This Week in Real Estate (LIVE) This week, the real estate industry is getting squeezed from every direction — lawsuits, regulation, collapsing deals, portal wars, commission pressure, and shaky buyer confidence. We break down what actually matters, what's noise, and what agents should be watching closely as 2026 takes shape. 🔥 Industry Tea & Legal Fallout Rocket Companies hit with a lawsuit alleging mortgage steering and RESPA violations — why this case could ripple far beyond one lender Realtor.com rolls out Realtor.com+ in a major MLS expansion — power move or too late to matter? Investors publicly torch CoStar Group's residential strategy, calling Homes.com spending a "fiasco" A real estate CEO pleads guilty in a $380M Ponzi scheme — warning signs agents should never ignore California's new digitally altered listing photo disclosure law — what AB 723 means for marketing nationwide Douglas Elliman CEO weighs in on Compass–Anywhere Real Estate, saying from the outside "it looks like a mess" The Consumer Policy Center (CPC) claims buyers are "grossly overpaying" on commissions — what the report gets wrong (and right) 📉 Market Reality Check Homebuyer deal cancellations hit an all-time high in December — what's breaking transactions right now Mortgage demand drops 8.5% as rates jump to a three-week high Buyer & seller activity shows early signs of life, but affordability still rules the conversation Gen Z homeownership is rising, but slowly — why this isn't the surge some headlines claim 🌍 Macro & Politics Donald Trump at Davos talks housing — and leaves out some critical details agents should notice This episode is about separating signal from spin. If you're an agent, broker, investor, or housing-obsessed human trying to navigate 2026 without getting b…