Once bright buyer hopes plummet as agents process NAR changes

Agent optimism over future buyer pipelines fell from 44 percent before the deal to 27 percent afterward — one of the starkest monthly shifts in sentiment that Intel has recorded in the last year. Continue reading

Many hoped a March rate cut would boost housing. Now, it’s not so clear

Most real estate professionals believe rate cuts by the Fed will be crucial for a sales recovery, according to results from the Inman Intel Index survey. But the timing on those cuts is hazy. Continue reading

You sold HOW MANY houses last year? The Download

A “glut” of agents, low inventory and a down market mean part-timers now make up the majority of real estate professionals, according to the Consumer Federation of America. What does that mean for clients — and for the industry? Continue reading

Time for brokers, agents to bridge the Sitzer disconnect: LeBarton

Brokerages have been scrambling to get agents up to speed on commissions lawsuits — but they may already be in deeper than broker-owners realize, Inman’s Director of Research tells Intel. Continue reading

Inman Intel Index: Anxiety among rank and file up in wake of Sitzer

For weeks, the eyes of real estate’s agents and leadership were on the Sitzer | Burnett trial. They shared their thoughts and fears as part of Intel’s monthly real estate sentiment survey. Continue reading

Sitzer attorney files new suit against Compass, Redfin, others

Michael Ketchmark filed the new lawsuit just moments after a jury sided with his clients in the Sitzer | Burnett case. The new suit claims another batch of companies committed a conspiracy Continue reading

10 ways to invest in your agents (so they’re invested in you)

Although broker Troy Palmquist and DOORA Creative Director Janet Pozos know that brokers expect accountability and investment from their agents, the agents need the same thing from their leaders. Continue reading

Hiring in real estate ramps up — but lags behind other industries: Labor

May was a strong hiring month for the U.S. as a whole. But in a down market, real estate didn’t quite keep pace, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading

What layoffs? Most of real estate industry is ramping up, data shows

Employers posted another hot hiring month as the spring housing market picked up, exceeding strong overall numbers, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading

‘Get a lawyer to look at it’: Mike DelPrete on incentive split pitfalls

Some real estate agents are earning tons in extra splits from their brokerages, the real estate advisor told Intel. Everything seems great — until they’re told to pay it back in full. Continue reading