{"podcast":{"title":"this Week in Real Estate","slug":"this-week-in-real-estate-1143209","podcast_index_feed_id":1143209,"rss_url":"https://beardedmenofrealestate.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://thisweekinrealestate.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/1/6/5/41658db6f09f29815f2e77a3093c12a1/twirepodlogo.png","author":"Ray Ellen","episode_count":100,"summary":"The longest running real estate news podcast created so that you would have one place to go to find out the latest real estate news and headlines with succinct professional analysis from those of us active in the field! We cover the national housing market, mortgage rates, the federal reserve, housing affordability, and real estate industry news and information! This show is brought to you by listeners & viewers like you. Hit the share button on your favorite podcatcher and send this to someone like you because it is listeners like YOU who make this podcast possible. Subscibe button and hit the bell so that you can be notificed when we are live and participate in the podcast chat. You can make comments and we can display that comment and talk about you or your comment!! We are also broadcasting on facebook, twitter, linked in, and you can join the conversation via audio on ClubHouse. Join us!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:21:11.381802+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209"},"episode":{"title":"Everyone's Suing Everyone in Real Estate...","slug":"everyone-s-suing-everyone-in-real-estate","published_at":"2026-01-28T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/everyone-s-suing-everyone-in-real-estate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209","url":"https://beardedmenofrealestate.libsyn.com/everyones-suing-everyone-in-real-estate","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beardedmenofrealestate/347_Everyone_s_Suing_Everyone_in_Real_Estate___.mp3?dest-id=2406185","summary":"📺 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…","meta_description":"📺 Episode 347 — This Week in Real Estate (LIVE) This week, the real estate industry is getting squeezed from every direction — lawsuits, regulation, colla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/episodes/everyone-s-suing-everyone-in-real-estate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-real-estate-1143209/everyone-s-suing-everyone-in-real-estate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}