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At NAR midyear, ‘the media’ was cast as the villain — repeatedly

May 20, 2024

NAR's legal team, president and chief economist defended the group's cooperative compensation rule and used journalists as a scapegoat repeatedly during midyear panels earlier this month.

Inside the lock-in effect: Cheap mortgages weigh on US consumers

May 20, 2024

Homeowners with at least a 5 percent mortgage rate are three times more likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5 percent rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights' latest consumer poll.

Share your expertise: Take the Inman Intel Index survey for May

May 20, 2024

The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to real estate's most ambitious monthly survey today.

Empower homefront heroes with source of income freedom, fairness

May 18, 2024

This Memorial Day, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, in addition to words of gratitude and affirmation, it's even more important that our veterans have access to affordable housing choices that accept their hard-earned benefits. 

How commission changes could lead to transactional transparency

May 18, 2024

This journey is not without its challenges, broker Bob Mathew writes, but the rewards — enhanced transparency, consumer trust and a more competitive marketplace — are worth the effort.

UWM expands program that dispenses with title insurance

May 17, 2024

Nation's largest mortgage lender says brokers "will no longer need to work with a title company or settlement agent for title work, balancing fees, scheduling closing or any related communication."

Keller Williams retreats on profit sharing cuts for defecting agents

May 17, 2024

The cuts, initially approved last summer, were set to go into effect this July. But as of this spring, Keller Williams was facing multiple class action lawsuits over the changes.

PayHOA closes Series A funding round of $27.5M

May 17, 2024

A company that builds software for homeowners’ associations, PayHOA, landed a Series A funding round of $27.5 million.

Sun Belt cities see fastest rent deflation amid building boom

May 17, 2024

Nine of the 10 cities with the steepest drops in rent in April were in the Sun Belt, according to Redfin.

Kushner project on site of NATO bombings in Serbia draws protests

May 17, 2024

The Serbian government signed a deal with a Kushner-affiliated development company earlier this week that will allow them to redevelop the former headquarters of the Serbian army.

What are you supposed to tell your clients now? The Download

May 17, 2024

In the face of so much rapid change and an often-frustrating lack of clarity from The Powers That Be, what the heck are you supposed to tell your buyers and sellers now?

Redfin expands new compensation plan to agents in 25 more markets

May 17, 2024

With the expansion, Redfin Next is now available to agents in 36 markets nationwide, according to an announcement Friday. Redfin execs said the plan has "proven to be even better" than expected.