Keep Portland Weird Small. Portland, Oregon may now offer your best opportunity to own a tiny home. With over 4,200 ADU permits written to date, the city was one of the first to relax detached dwelling codes and one of the quickest to start building them. And these tiny investments are already paying off. One Portland ADU has generated $40,000 a year in Airbnb earnings for its owner—a big profit for a little backyard bungalow.

Brendan Wallace, the CEO and CIO of Fifth Wall, has a unique perspective on the future of AI and real estate. It’s already changed how buyers search for homes—and it’s slowly transforming how forward-thinking agents approach workflows, automations, and scaling. ICYMI last week, tap to catch the latest Rise Above the Ranks with an actionable conversation between Brendan and James Harris covering AI-powered home searches, the future of proptech, and why most agents are at risk of falling behind.

Zillow’s fight with MRED and Compass has picked up a new opponent—Homes.com parent owner, CoStar. The backstory is complicated: MRED sued to block Zillow’s access to the MLS data needed for Zillow Preview. Zillow is suing to stop MRED from cutting off that access. In the meantime, Zillow asked the court for a preliminary injunction so the platform could continue using MLS data while the bigger case plays out. Earlier this week, CoStar filed an amicus brief asking the court to consider its argument against that temporary protection, arguing it isn’t fair to let Zillow keep broad MLS access for itself while also building an exclusive pre-market channel through Zillow Preview.

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Forget starting your next listing video with a property address or welcome intro. The most viral real estate videos of the past few weeks have had one thing in common: a hook you have to watch twice. Tap below to watch four videos that generated tens of thousands of views in just a few days, then tag us in your viral video attempt!

More content isn’t always the answer. But better-positioned content is. The agents that consistently generate business through their social media accounts earn those leads by getting specific about who they’re trying to attract, what market they want to reach, what makes them different, and what viewers really want to engage with. That’s why a social media audit can be one of the most clarifying steps in your summer social media strategy. 

If you know a social media account audit would help you identify what you’re missing, see what’s slowing your growth, and build a plan to reach the clients you’d love to work with, request a quick audit from the Estate Media team. It’s totally free and will give you the direction you need to make quality content your clients can’t wait to engage with.

Inman Luxury Connect | San Diego, CA | July 27 - 28, 2026
The industry’s premier event for elite agents and brokers in the luxury space hosts immersive discussions, interactive workshops, top-tier networking events, and a roster of speakers including James Harris, Jason Oppenheim, and Jade Mills.

Tom Ferry’s Success Summit | Anaheim, CA | August 3 - 5, 2026
Among all the real estate conferences 2026 has to offer, none match the scale, energy, or impact of Tom Ferry Summit 2026 — where the industry's most driven agents, team leaders, and brokers converge for three days of cutting-edge strategy and inspiration that turn ambition into action.

Sotheby's International Realty Global Networking Event | San Francisco, CA | October 5 - 8, 2026
The Global Networking Event (GNE) is the brand’s signature event designed for sales associates, managers, and broker/owners. GNE brings the Sotheby’s International Realty community together, giving agents and our network the opportunity to build connections, fuel referrals, and tap into a powerful channel of inspiration and motivation.

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