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15% of homebuyers ‘ghosted’ homesellers in September

Oct 22, 2025

As Halloween draws near and our minds become preoccupied with witches, wraiths and suddenly seized souls, homesellers are focused on another horror: the growing number of homebuyers backing out of the market.

All signs point to ‘Goldilocks’ conditions for year-end home sales

Oct 22, 2025

In this exclusive series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the "favorable" housing situation reflected in the latest jobs, housing and mortgage rate numbers.

What Zillow’s Matterport fallout means for agents like you

Oct 22, 2025

While Zillow and CoStar are fighting (again), broker Holly Brink writes, agents still have to market their listings. Here’s what this move means and what you should do now to protect your business

This CEO says private listings are real estate’s ‘nuclear holocaust’

Oct 22, 2025

HomeSmart founder and CEO Matt Widdows talks about the seismic shifts reshaping the industry — Compass-Anywhere, Zillow’s ChatGPT app, private listing networks, consolidation chaos, AI.

Realtor.com CMO says the future of search is ‘conversational’

Oct 22, 2025

In an exclusive interview with Inman, Mickey Neuberger shares early insights from the portal's new natural language search feature and AI's part in Realtor.com's tech blueprint.

Want more buyers? Choose a mortgage advisor, not a loan officer

Oct 22, 2025

Rick Guerrero sits down with coach Tim Braheem to break down how the role of mortgage professional is evolving and discuss why today’s buyers need more than a paper-pusher.

These 2 AI changes are poised to impact your real estate business

Oct 22, 2025

Real estate professionals who understand this AI shift and adapt their authority-building strategies accordingly will compound their visibility over time, Molly McKinley writes.

Homes.com hit with lawsuit over monetization of CRMLS data

Oct 21, 2025

Homes.com will lose access to the CRMLS data feed on Nov. 1. REcore Solutions says the portal monetized listings without paying an agreed upon fee for the data.

HomeSmart and Lower partnering on marketing, tech and mortgages

Oct 21, 2025

The agreement comes on heels of Lower's acquisitions of Neat Labs and Movoto — and takes place as mortgage lenders look to real estate brokerages to win more homebuyers.

Mauricio Umansky on how to survive Compass-Anywhere

Oct 21, 2025

The Compass-Anywhere deal will change real estate, but in chaos, there’s opportunity, The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky writes. Success in this new era will depend on these three things.

NAR weighs in on Zillow’s new ChatGPT integration

Oct 21, 2025

Without specifically saying whether or not the integration violated any IDX license agreements with multiple listing services, NAR said that each individual MLS should assess its own agreement with Zillow to ensure compliance.

EXCLUSIVE: Compass unveils new Buyer Demand tool

Oct 21, 2025

The tool integrates with others on Compass' platform. It provides agents and homesellers real-time insights into how many buyers are searching for properties like theirs.