This week on tWiRE:

🧠 Ryan Serhant throws shade at Compass, comparing it to Barnes & Noble and mocking their retro "listing book" strategy. Are they innovating—or just nostalgic for the '90s?

🚫 Homes.com throws gasoline on the fire by boosting listings that Zillow bans. CEO Andy Florance is making it clear: if Zillow won't show your listing, he will.

⚖️ Former CEO John Davis' legal saga gets messier as a judge strikes his request from the record, calling it "scandalous." Meanwhile, KW makes a power move with the hiring of Natalie Davis to lead inclusion efforts.

💼 In a big acquisition play, Lower is set to acquire Movoto—aiming to build a full-stack real estate and mortgage ecosystem. This could shake up the home search battlefield.

💰 Once again, real estate beats stocks and gold as the best long-term investment—12 years running—but with mortgage rates still elevated, can people afford to buy?

📉 Demand for vacation homes sinks to its lowest level since 2018, while the homes Americans are buying are older than ever. What's going on with buyer behavior?

🏡 Spring homebuying is off to a slow start as record-high prices and economic anxiety keep many would-be buyers on the sidelines. Yet, surprisingly, mortgage demand is ticking up—despite those pesky interest rates.

🌴 In Miami, millionaires have flooded the market, but locals—especially 20-somethings—are being priced out in droves. Is this the new face of American housing inequality?

👀 Plus: A wild eminent domain battle where business owners say the city is playing "musical chairs" with property.

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