📺 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 blindsided, this one matters.