A surge in commercial real estate transactions helped drive solid first-quarter 2025 earnings for the country’s largest title insurers.

First American Financial, Fidelity National Financial, Old Republic International and Stewart Information Services all reported year-over-year gains in commercial title revenue. Leaders at each company pointed to improved demand and strategic investments in growth.

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Keller Williams has a new training program for KW-affiliated agents looking to up their game this summer.

On Thursday, the firm announced that it is welcoming Michael Maher to the KW MAPS coaching team. Maher will lead a referral training program at KW MAPS.

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A markup of a budget reconciliation bill from the House Committee on Natural Resources saw an amendment added that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of federal land in Nevada and Utah, according to reporting by The Hill and NPR.

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The housing affordability and inventory crisis across the nation has run into many legislative and logistical challenges at the state and local levels. But lawmakers in the state of Washington have demonstrated their housing priorities by sending a package of 10 bills to the desk of Gov. Bob Ferguson (D).

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Craig Steinley, the vice president of the Appraisal Institute, has been accused of sexual harassment by 12 current and former employees of the trade group.

An expose published Thursday by The New York Times surfaced the allegations against Steinley, who is also a former president of the institute. The accusations from multiple women range from lewd comments about their bodies to groping.

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The drama involving the San Diego Association of Realtors (SDAR) and San Diego MLS (SDMLS) is ramping up. 

Last month, Michael Mercurio, the former CEO of SDAR and SDMLS, filed a lawsuit alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. This comes as a separate suit against Mercurio is slated to go to trial in October 2025. 

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An analysis released Thursday by MortgageResearch.com suggests that the average new college graduate likely won’t be able to afford a home until April 2034 — nearly 10 years after graduation — due to a triple burden of surging home prices, student loan debt and modest entry-level salaries.

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As the debate over the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) and the proliferation of private listings has heated up, the term “fiduciary duty” has been bandied about. But could listing a client’s property on a private network instead of the MLS really be considered a breach of fiduciary duty? HousingWire consulted legal and consumer advocacy experts to find out. 

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Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of The Real Brokerage, closed out the prepared remarks section of his firm’s first-quarter 2025 earnings call by addressing the “transformative technological era” the industry is currently operating in.

The catch was, listeners thought it was Poleg, but it wasn’t.

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LPT Holdings, the parent company of fast-growing firm LPT Realty, is looking to make its mark in the luxury real estate space. On Thursday, the firm announced the launch of Aperture Global Real Estate, LPT’s new independent global luxury brand. 

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