Resources

How to be more intentional, aligned in your relationship-building

Jan 16, 2025

In the fast-paced, competitive world of real estate entrepreneurship, coach Melanie Klein writes, the relationships you nurture are just as critical as the systems you implement.

5 cringey social media turnoffs to avoid in real estate

Jan 16, 2025

Want to add value and connect with potential clients through your social media platforms? Rachael Hite offers must-dos and never-dos to help you build know, like and trust authority.

Anticipate the preferences of high-end buyers (and win them over)

Jan 16, 2025

When you focus on the lifestyle, stay ahead of trends and create emotional connections, you’re not just selling homes, Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman writes. You’re selling the dream.

Freddie Mac deepens integrations with ICE’s Encompass platform

Jan 15, 2025

Mortgage giant claims lenders who embrace automation enjoy fewer loan defects and cut loan production time and cost compared to lenders with lower technology utilization.

Mortgage rates ease on benign December inflation report

Jan 15, 2025

Investors bid up shares of mortgage lenders and real estate companies after "relatively benign" CPI report ends speculation that inflation worries might force the Fed to raise rates this year.

NAR hires insider as ‘first-ever’ senior VP of industry relations

Jan 15, 2025

Jarrod Grasso will lead the trade group's efforts to "deepen engagement with state and local associations, MLS executives and other critical industry partners."

RE/MAX taps Christie’s Real Estate vet Chris Lim as chief growth officer

Jan 15, 2025

Lim, who vacated the presidency of Christie's International Real Estate in 2023, will be tasked with growing RE/MAX at a time when the brokerage has struggled with falling revenue and U.S. agent count.

California governor warns off ‘predatory’ investors amid wildfires

Jan 15, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom is stepping in to protect homeowners affected by the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, Sunset, and Woodley wildfires from unsolicited land offers. Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-25, which prohibits speculators from making "aggressive, unsolicited and undervalued" cash offers to homeowners across 15 Los Angeles ZIP codes for 90 days from Jan. 6.

What’s the biggest challenge your business faces in 2025? Pulse

Jan 15, 2025

Are you anticipating some struggles this year from market forces, competition or other factors? What do you plan to do about it?

Top-performing agents reap spoils of widening commission gap: Poll

Jan 15, 2025

The advantages of the industry's most prolific agents may be growing even more pronounced in the post-settlement landscape, according to an Inman Intel Index poll of real estate professionals.

PlanetRE’s latest bolsters its AI productivity portfolio

Jan 15, 2025

Agentic AI is the latest from the enterprise software provider for multiple listing services, brokerages and agents.

After Supreme Court defeat, NAR’s battle with DOJ will continue

Jan 15, 2025

The Supreme Court declined to take up the National Association of Realtors' case with the DOJ. But attorneys told Inman there is likely much legal wrangling to come between the two entities.