Use auctions to reboot your listing (without a price drop)

Embrace the potential of auctions and understand how to navigate their benefits and risks effectively, new Inman contributor Chad Roffers writes. By doing so, you and your clients can tap into new opportunities and elevate your approach to listing prop… Continue reading

How buyer agents can level up amid commission uncertainty

Buyer’s agents have a critical responsibility to be the best they can be, new Inman contributor Filippo Incorvaia writes, as they navigate industry changes and the necessity of advocating for themselves early in the homebuying process. Continue reading

NAR apologized for its racist past in 2020. But what’s happened since?

Cultural economist Mike Green looks at the aftermath of NAR’s 2020 apology and what it would take to create a more equitable and inclusive housing market. Continue reading

Rates ease as Fed says it will dial back balance sheet tightening

Federal Reserve policymakers say they’ll slow the pace of “quantitative tightening” to $40 billion a month, less than half the pace envisioned 2 years ago. Continue reading

Growth in residential, rental and mortgage segments lift Zillow in Q1

Zillow tallied growing revenue while stabilizing losses in the first quarter of the year as the reigning search portal narrowed in on its post-commission settlement strategy on Wednesday. Continue reading

EXp sees revenue rise, but agent count dips again in Q1

The company earned $943 million in revenue between January and March of this year. However, by the end of the quarter, agent count was down to 85,780. Continue reading

Hyatt, Hilton among those accused of price-fixing in new antitrust suit

A lawsuit filed last week in California alleges the hotel industry engaged in illegal price-fixing using AI software. Continue reading

Faith in NYCB restored, but worries about some regional banks remain

Wall Street investors believe promises made by new leadership of New York Community Bancorp, but concerns about the impact of interest rates and commercial lending on regional banks remain. Continue reading