This week on This Week in Real Estate (tWiRE), we're unpacking a whirlwind of industry headlines that could reshape how agents, brokers, and buyers navigate the market.

📰 INDUSTRY TEA:

• Realtor.com goes scorched earth on private listings, saying agents are on the "wrong side of history."

• Sharran Srivatsaa joins Alex Hormozi's Acquisition.com in a power move that's making waves across business circles.

• A new crypto scam is targeting real estate agents—we break down how it works and how to protect yourself.

• Opendoor agrees to a $39M settlement over its controversial pricing algorithm.

• Legal fights heat up: Home sellers try to keep lawsuits alive against eXp and Weichert, and Keller Williams faces a new telemarketing suit. 

• Real estate giant Anywhere slashes its 2025 earnings outlook by 10% as the market cools.

📉 MARKET WATCH:

• Homebuilder sentiment is crashing toward pandemic-era lows.

• Down payments are shrinking for the first time in nearly 2 years. 

• JPMorganChase calls housing affordability "historically low."

• Rent prices continue falling, and mortgage demand is down—despite the lowest rates since April. 

• A third of Baby Boomers say they'll never sell their home. 

• Multifamily construction collapses, dragging housing starts down.

• Plus, what's with this wild new "Nest Egg" idea? Could it actually be the future of homeownership?

🎯 Whether you're an agent, investor, or just trying to make sense of today's housing chaos—this episode cuts through the noise.

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