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What to say when clients ask about the data center down the street

Jun 3, 2026

As more data centers move into residential neighborhoods nationwide, more clients are arriving with questions, new Inman contributor Elizabeth Quinn writes. Here's how real estate professionals should answer.

2 text messages, $2.8M: How 8 words created a binding contract

Jun 3, 2026

A written-communication protocol is a professionalism signal that helps you stand out, attorney Kelly Lise Murray writes. Implement these five simple fixes to keep your emails and texts contractless.

How an Inman reporter represented himself and used AI to buy his dream home

Jun 3, 2026

I spent five months walking down the path of buying my family a new house in our dream location without using a Realtor.

Should IDX go away? An interview with Hoby Hanna

Jun 3, 2026

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna for a candid conversation about listing data, MLSs, private listing networks and the future of IDX.

NAR-backed LotRoll wants to be the MLS for manufactured housing

Jun 3, 2026

LotRoll, a Colorado startup selected for NAR's REACH 2026 accelerator, is building the missing data layer for manufactured home transactions.

Sellers are pulling listings as buyers hold firm on price

Jun 3, 2026

Sellers pulled 5.8 percent of all U.S. home listings in April, tied for the highest share since March 2020, as buyers hold firm on price, and asking prices post their steepest annual drop since 2017.

New York attorney general opens antitrust inquiry into Compass

Jun 3, 2026

The inquiry went out to brokerage leaders in New York after Compass grew into a real estate behemoth in the state and beyond.

AI is making real estate scams harder for agents to spot

Jun 2, 2026

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to clone email styles, forge documents and impersonate trusted parties — and agents, not just their clients, are increasingly in the crosshairs.

Tenant screening is a relic. Findigs wants to replace it with a decision

Jun 2, 2026

Most rental applications still run on decades-old criteria that no one can trace to data. Findigs raised $32 million to fix that, and it's backing every decision with a fraud guarantee.

Tired of cookie-cutter tech? Cloze wants to help you build your own

Jun 2, 2026

Cloze is rolling out its new Forge product, a platform that allows brokerages to build and deploy custom tech solutions with security baked in.

13 states cut income taxes in 2026. Here’s what it means for housing

Jun 2, 2026

Thirteen states are cutting income taxes in 2026. Here's what the cuts mean for housing demand, relocation buyers and agents on both sides of the trend.

Inman Connect San Diego agenda revealed: The industry has reset. Now what comes next?

Jun 2, 2026

From July 28–30 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, more than 150 industry leaders, innovators and decision-makers will take the stage for three days of conversations focused on the challenges, opportunities and realities shaping residential real estate today.