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Realtor.com®, a News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) company, has appointed Janakiraman Karthikeyan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Karthikeyan, who previously served as VP of Technology at Chewy, brings over 20 years of experience in leading digital transformations across e-commerce, healthcare, and finance sectors.

Based at the company's Austin headquarters, Karthikeyan will spearhead Realtor.com®'s technology strategy, focusing on innovation and platform strengthening. His expertise includes implementing AI and machine learning solutions, and building high-performance engineering teams. The appointment aligns with Realtor.com®'s mission to become the best open real estate marketplace.

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) released its August 2025 Buying Power Report, revealing a significant decline in home affordability across the U.S. Only 28% of homes on the market are now affordable for typical households, with maximum affordable home prices falling to $298,000, down nearly $30,000 from 2019.

Despite a 15.7% rise in median income since 2019, higher mortgage rates near 6.75% have severely impacted buying power. Buyers now pay an additional $7,200 annually in financing costs for a $400,000 home compared to 2019 rates. Among major metros, Milwaukee saw the steepest decline in buying power (-10.5%), while Cleveland led the few markets showing improvement (+4.4%).

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) has released a comprehensive report identifying the top U.S. metros for new home construction, addressing the nation's critical housing shortage of nearly 4 million homes. The analysis spans the 100 largest metropolitan areas, evaluating factors including new-home availability, affordability, sustainability, and buyer demand.

Fayetteville, Arkansas leads the rankings with new homes comprising over 40% of listings and prices below existing homes at $399,717. Boise, Idaho follows with the highest share of new construction at 51% of listings. The top 10 list includes markets across different regions, with strong representation from Southern cities.

The report highlights markets where builders are delivering inventory at accessible price points, with 4 of the top 10 metros offering new homes at or below existing home prices, featuring modern design and enhanced energy efficiency.

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) has released its 2025 analysis of the Most Popular School Districts across America's 50 largest metros, revealing significant price premiums for top-rated education. The study shows that 27 of the 50 most sought-after districts command a 135% premium over their metro areas, with median listing prices averaging $1.21 million.

Leading districts include Carroll Independent School District (Dallas metro) with a 390.9% premium, Laguna Beach Unified (Orange County) at 322% premium, and Reed Union Elementary (San Francisco) at 304.7% premium. However, some popular districts like Johnston County (Raleigh) and Humble ISD (Houston) offer prices below metro averages, combining quality education with affordability.

The analysis focused on districts with schools rated 8 or higher and examined factors including class sizes, walkability, and lifestyle amenities, based on out-of-district home shopper data from May to July 2025.

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) reports that U.S. rental prices have declined for 24 consecutive months, with median asking rent falling to $1,712 in July 2025, representing a 2.5% year-over-year decrease. However, concerning trends are emerging in the construction sector, as multifamily completions plummeted 38.1% year-over-year to 406,000 units in June 2025.

The decline in development is particularly severe in the Midwest (-55.7%), followed by significant drops in the South (-33.5%), Northeast (-33.0%), and West (-28.9%). Major markets like Orlando (-54.9%) and Charlotte (-54.8%) are experiencing substantial quarterly permitting declines. New tariffs on steel and aluminum, combined with rising construction costs and shrinking profit margins, suggest potential future supply constraints despite current rental market cooling.

Presight has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dow Jones Factiva, a subsidiary of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS), to explore the development of advanced AI-powered risk intelligence solutions. The collaboration aims to combine Factiva's regulatory-grade risk intelligence with Presight's sovereign AI infrastructure.

The partnership will focus on developing several flagship solutions including KYC & UBO Agent, Sustainability Tracker, Legal & Policy Risk Agent, Adverse Media Monitoring, and Sanctions Intelligence Engine. These tools will be designed to serve financial institutions, regulators, and sovereign entities with a focus on predictive rather than reactive compliance.

Initial deployment will target sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and Tier 1 banks across the UAE and Gulf region, with planned expansion into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, the UK, and the United States.

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) reports that new construction homes are becoming more affordable, with the price premium over existing homes reaching a historic low of 7.8% in Q2 2025. The median list price for newly built homes was $450,797, remaining flat year-over-year, while existing home prices rose 2.4% to $418,300.

New construction offers better value per square foot at $218.66 compared to $226.56 for existing homes. Price declines were observed in 30 metros, with the steepest drops in the South, led by Little Rock (-15.6%), Austin (-8.5%), and Wichita (-7.9%). The South leads in housing supply, representing over 50% of both new and existing home listings.

Despite softening builder activity due to tariff concerns and demand uncertainties, new construction listings have grown 37.3% since Q1 2020, though their market share decreased to 16.4% in Q2 2025 from 20.2% in Q2 2023.

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) reported strong financial results for fiscal 2025, with full-year revenues reaching $8.45 billion, a 2% increase from the previous year. Net income from continuing operations surged 71% to $648 million, while Total Segment EBITDA grew 14% to a record $1.42 billion.

Key highlights include Dow Jones achieving record revenues of $2.33 billion, driven by 15% growth in Risk & Compliance and 11% growth in Energy services. REA Group posted record revenues of $1.25 billion, up 12%. The company announced a new $1 billion stock repurchase program, in addition to $300 million remaining from the previous program, with plans to accelerate the buyback pace.

Fourth quarter revenues were $2.11 billion, up 1% year-over-year, with quarterly net income increasing 28% to $86 million. Digital revenues now represent 83% of Dow Jones' total revenues, with digital-only subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal growing 9% to over 4.1 million.

Realtor.com (NASDAQ:NWSA) has released its 2025 Hottest ZIP Codes Report, with Beverly, Massachusetts (01915) leading the rankings. The report highlights suburban areas in the Northeast and Midwest that are attracting significant buyer interest despite high mortgage rates.

Properties in the top ZIP codes received 3.6 times more views than the national average and sold up to 42 days faster. These areas feature median household incomes of $114,000 (vs. national $79,000) and average credit scores of 759. Seven of the top 10 ZIP codes had listing prices above the national average of $441,000, though six remained more affordable than their surrounding metros.

The analysis reveals strong demand from high-earning urban buyers relocating to suburban areas, with significant interest from New York City, Boston, and Washington, D.C. residents. These areas maintain high homeownership rates averaging 75.2%, significantly above the national rate of 65.1%.