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Realtor.com survey (NWS) — Nov 19, 2025 finds that 52% of U.S. adults said hosting Thanksgiving dinner influenced their most recent home search. Younger buyers lead the trend: 60% of Gen Z and 60% of Millennials prioritized hosting space, versus 47% of Gen X and 30% of Baby Boomers. Respondents ranked large family room and big kitchen as top hosting features (both 92%), followed by large dining room (86%) and guest bathroom (87%). Preferences on bedrooms vs bathrooms were nearly split: 44% prefer a spare bedroom and 45% prefer an extra bathroom; Gen Z favors bathrooms (48% vs 39%). The survey sampled 1,000 U.S. adults Oct 17–19, 2025 with no post-stratification applied.

Realtor.com (NWS) reports cooling rental markets: the national median asking rent for 0–2 bedroom units was $1,696 in October 2025, down 1.7% year‑over‑year and down $9 month‑over‑month, marking the 27th consecutive month of annual declines. Two‑bedroom rents remain 18.9% above 2019 despite being 4.1% below their 2022 peak. Over the past six years, 20 of 50 large metros shifted from local‑driven to out‑of‑market demand, led by Detroit (local share −24.6%), Philadelphia (−23.4%) and Sacramento (−18.9%).

Rents fell across unit sizes and metro patterns reflect affordability and remote‑work mobility driving relocations.

Epic (NWS) announced a licensing agreement with HarperCollins Children's Books on November 17, 2025, adding celebrated franchises and bestselling children's titles to Epic's digital reading platform.

The deal brings series such as Pete the Cat, Biscuit, Splat the Cat, and notable standalone books like One Crazy Summer and Dear Girl to Epic Family and Epic School Plus users immediately. Epic says the content joins its library of 40,000+ titles and remains free for educators with paid family plans available.

Realtor.com (NWS) on November 12, 2025 launched Spotlight Listings, a premium listing product that gives properties elevated placement in search results, maps, expanded listing pages and ZIP-targeted recommendation emails to reach high-intent buyers.

The company also rolled out enhanced Local Expert℠ features: targeted high-visibility ads, an enhanced agent profile with featured placement in Agent Search, ability to showcase recent sales and reviews, and detailed performance reporting. The release states that agents using Local Expert close five times as many deals. Realtor.com positions the products as a combined “better together” bundle to boost agent and listing visibility and attract qualified buyers.

Realtor.com (NWS) released its 2025 Home Trends Report on Nov 11, 2025, analyzing millions of listings to identify rising and fading home features.

Top surging features include WaterSense fixtures (+289.6%) (median list $627,740), Biophilic/indoor-outdoor design (+162.6%) (median $858,999), Net-Zero Ready (listed 100.0% higher year‑over‑year) and EV charging (+91.6%) (median $839,000). Popular tech and connectivity features also climbed, while formal dining, infinity pools, and three-car garages declined.

NWS (Nov 10, 2025) highlights a Realtor.com and NAR analysis showing a 0% down VA loan can let first-time buyers reach homeownership 4.4 years sooner than a typical conventional loan. The report finds 74% of first-time VA users put 0% down versus a 12% median down payment for conventional first-time buyers. On a $430,000 median home, a conventional buyer needs about $51,600 upfront that a VA borrower would not. The release documents metro-by-metro benefit intensity, low utilization in high-cost co-op markets (example: 3.8 VA sales per 1,000 military households in New York), and a campaign to boost awareness (only about one-third of Veterans know about the no-down-payment benefit).

News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWS) reported fiscal 2026 first quarter results for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Total revenues were $2.14 billion, up 2% year-over-year. Net income from continuing operations was $150 million, up 1% year-over-year, and Total Segment EBITDA was $340 million, up 5%. Reported EPS from continuing operations were $0.20 versus $0.21 prior year, while adjusted EPS rose to $0.22 from $0.20. Key drivers were Dow Jones (revenues $586 million, +6%) and Digital Real Estate Services (revenues $479 million, +5%; Move revenues $152 million, +9%). Book Publishing was weaker and included a $13 million receivable write-off. Free cash flow improved to $4 million from $(49) million a year ago. The company accelerated share repurchases, running >4x fiscal 2025 pace.

NWS coverage: Realtor.com analysis shows investors increased market presence in Q2 2025 as typical buyers retreated amid affordability strain. Overall home sales fell 4.2% YoY while investor purchases fell 2.7%, raising investor share to 10.8%. Investors paid premiums up to 35.1% above median sales in Montana and other Western/coastal states, but sought deep discounts—up to -53.1% in Michigan—in more affordable markets. In H1 2025 investors bought roughly 41,000 more homes than they sold, tightening available inventory and amplifying price pressure in competitive metros.

Realtor.com (NWS) reports international online home-shopping activity edged down in Q3 2025, with international views at 1.5% of U.S. search traffic, versus 1.6% a year earlier and 1.2% in 2019. Canadian interest cooled but remained the largest source at 32.1% of international traffic (down from 36.6% in 2024). International viewers favored higher-priced homes: the median home they viewed in top 20 markets was 29.8% pricier than domestic views, though that gap narrowed from prior years. Miami led markets with 8.4% of international views. The report notes currency moves, trade tensions and visa policy shifts as drivers of changing demand patterns.