From the desk of #jillstonesells

April
17

$2 Million Homes in Vienna

April 17th, 2026 by Michael Kaminer

A modern house set into a hillside, a rooftop apartment with a view of Vienna’s opera house, and a four-bedroom duplex with two terraces.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Vienna (Austria), Austria

April
17

New data shows the colossal scale of Compass International Holdings

April 17th, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

New data released last week gives a clearer picture of the effect of consolidation on the real estate industry.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Data, Markets & Economy, Select, agent growth, Anywhere, Anywhere Real Estate, brokerage consolidation, brokerages, Chris Czarnecki, compass, Compass International Holdings, exit realty, franchisor, HomeServices of America, keller williams, Keller Williams Realty, LPT, Michael Valdes, re/max, real brokerage, real-estate-brokerage, realty executives, Redfin, sales volume, T3 Sixty

April
17

What ‘Summer House’ star Ciara Miller’s story teaches the real estate industry about Black wealth

April 17th, 2026 by Mosi Gatling

The family home is often the first and only model of homeownership a Black child ever sees, Mo Gatling writes. It shapes what feels possible.

Category: Agent, Banking & Lending, Lifestyle, Mortgage, Select, Service, appraisal bias, black homeownership, buyer demographics, Buyer Preparedness, Charlotte metropolitan area, Ciara Miller, demographic, down payment programs, gary keller, home equity, homeownership, Intra-Family Transfers, Mo Gatling, mosi gatling, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, new american funding, north carolina, Redfin, special purpose credit programs, Summer House, The Gatling Group

April
16

The housing market isn’t breaking. It’s being rebuilt in real time

April 16th, 2026 by Deb Siefkin

While the industry debates exposure, writes contributor Deb Siefkin, the structure of the market and how buyers find homes is being rewritten.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Markets & Economy, MLS & Associations, Opinion, Portals, Select, Service, Teams, AI-driven Search, artificial intelligence, brokerages, buyer behavior, coming soon, coming soon listings, Deb Siefkin, exposure, housing market, listing distribution, listing exposure, listing strategy, listings, market consolidation, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, portals, pre-market, price discovery, real estate market conditions, real estate market reset, real estate portals, RightSize Realty Associates, Seller Control

April
16

NWMLS is one of few MLSs that don’t allow coming soons. Redfin says that should change

April 16th, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

Redfin veteran Joe Rath — now at parent Rocket — said his company "supports a seller’s choice in how their property is marketed."

Category: Agent, Brokerage, MLS & Associations, Select, Claude, coming soon, coming soon listings, coming soons, compass, Dallon Holloway, eXp Realty, homes.com, Joe Rath, justin haag, keller williams, listing status, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, northwest mls, nwmls, pre marketing, premarketing, private listings, public marketing, real estate listings, realtor.com, Redfin, rocket, seattle, utah, Utah Real Estate, UtahRealEstate, UtahRealEstate.com, washington, Zillow

April
16

30-year mortgage rate inches down to 4-week low

April 16th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

Mortgage rates have dropped to an average of 6.30 percent, renewing hope in a more active spring homebuying season.

Category: Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Mortgage & Alternative Financing Month, Select, Theme Months, 30 year fixed rate mortgage, 30-year mortgage, 30-year mortgage rates, affordability, bright mls, Buyer Purchasing Power, freddie mac, Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, homebuyers, homebuying, inflation, inventory, Kyle Bass, lisa sturtevant, Marian McPherson, mortgage bankers association, mortgage payments, mortgage rates, Persian Gulf, Refi.com, refinance activity, Sam Khater, spring, Spring homebuying season, spring housing market, Strait of Hormuz, theme-month-202604

April
16

Where the line meets between fiduciary duty and fair housing

April 16th, 2026 by Colette Stevenson

When access to a home is filtered through limited showings, selective exposure or overly restrictive buyer criteria, the result is fewer opportunities for certain buyers to participate at all, new Inman contributor Colette Stevenson writes.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Markets & Economy, MLS & Associations, Opinion, Select, Service, Broker Access Control, Colette Stevenson, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, fair housing month, fiduciary duty, listing exposure, Market Transparency, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, Open Housing Access, real estate law, real estate markets, real-estate-brokerage, residential real estate, REsides, Seller Rights

April
16

Here’s what your 1st meeting with a buyer should look like

April 16th, 2026 by Darryl Davis

Your first meeting with a buyer is not a hurdle to get over, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is the foundation of everything that comes next.

Category: Agent, Columns, New Agent, Select, Service, buyer agreement, buyer consultation, buyer meeting, buyer presentation, buyer's agent, buyers, closing process, commission, commission lawsuits, darryl davis, Darryl Davis Seminars, Facebook, fair market value, first meeting with a buyer, home showing, homebuyer, NAR, national association of realtors, negotiation, property search, real estate transaction, youtube

April
16

Spring has sprung, but the inventory crunch is still in full swing

April 16th, 2026 by Frederick Warburg Peters

Frederick Warburg Peters looks at the spring market in New York City and the factors that are impacting inventory.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Listings, Markets & Economy, Opinion, Select, Teams, brokerage \, brown harris stevens, Frederick Warburg Peters, hamptons, housing inventory, housing market, Inventory Crunch, kathy hochul, new listings, new york, new york city, property listings, real estate market, real-estate-brokerage, Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis, seasonal, Seasonal Homepage Box, spring, Spring Listings, spring market, taxation, Taxation of the Rich, taxes, warburg realty, Zohran Mamdani

April
16

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

April 16th, 2026 by Heather Senison

This week’s properties are in Chelsea, Gramercy Park and Downtown Brooklyn.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Chelsea (Manhattan, NY), Gramercy Park (Manhattan, NY), Downtown Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)

April
16

Inside the Storage Units of Six New Yorkers

April 16th, 2026 by Anna Kodé and Vincent Alban

In a city of notoriously small apartments, New Yorkers keep their meaningful mementos and quirky collections elsewhere.

Category: Storage, Collectors and Collections, New York City, internal-open-access-from-nl

April
16

What Is the Pied-à-Terre Tax? 5 Things to Know About Hochul’s Proposal.

April 16th, 2026 by Ronda Kaysen

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal on taxing second homes would address the city budget gap by targeting the very wealthy.
Image Caption: Gov. Kathy Hochulâ��s proposal on taxing second homes would address the city budget gap by targeting the very wealthy.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to tax second homes in New York City that are worth $5 million or more. Here’s how the proposal might work.

Category: Second Homes and Non-Primary Residences, High Net Worth Individuals, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Property Taxes, Taxation, Real Estate Board of New York, Hochul, Kathleen C, Mamdani, Zohran, New York City, New York State

April
16

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

April 16th, 2026 by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Jill P. Capuzzo

This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., and Plainsboro, N.J.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Plainsboro (NJ), Oyster Bay Cove (NY)

April
16

We’re Building More Affordable Housing These Days. It’s Still Not Enough.

April 16th, 2026 by Julia Echikson

The good news is, affordable units are making up a larger share of the new rental supply.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Affordable Housing, Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), United States

April
15

A Design Editor Applies Color and Restraint in His Madrid Apartment

April 15th, 2026 by Julie Lasky and Emilio Parra Doiztua

Enric Pastor takes an editor’s eye to his 900-square-foot home.

Category: Interior Design and Furnishings, Color, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Madrid (Spain), Content Type: Personal Profile

April
15

$500,000 Homes in Alabama, Maine and Oregon

April 15th, 2026 by Angela Serratore

A bungalow in Mobile, Ala., a condominium above a storefront in Portland, Maine, and a Craftsman in Astoria, Ore.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Portland (Me), Mobile (Ala), Astoria (Ore)

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