Compass acquires 3,100-agent Gulf Coast giant Latter & Blum

Latter & Blum has been an indie for more than 100 years and today boasts more than 3,100 agents. The deal pushes Compass into Louisiana and Mississippi for the first time. Continue reading

Forget the deadbolt, residents of these trusting towns say

People who live in Hollister, California, feel most confident about leaving their doors unlocked at night, according to a survey by Automatelife.net, because of low property and violent crime rates. Continue reading

Real estate agents band together for recovery in tornado-stricken states

Tornadoes ripped through six states between Friday and Saturday morning, wreaking havoc and destruction. Realtors told Inman that they were helping each other amidst the devastation. Continue reading

Keller Williams distributes grants, supplies to agents impacted by Ida

The KW Cares program mobilized in the wake of Hurricane Ida last week and should end up providing assistance to 2,000 people suffering impacts from the storm. Continue reading

The top 5 states where institutional investors are gobbling up homes

Corporate buyers were particularly active in Mississippi, where 1 in 9 homes that sold ended up in the hands of an institutional investor. Continue reading

Bubble trouble: How agents are managing client anxiety amid bubble talk

Today’s crazy market conditions are forcing agents to have sometimes-challenging conversations about what a bubble is and what might happen in a correction. Continue reading

Inman’s state-by-state guide to evictions, rent and foreclosures

Rent and mortgage payments are due. Different states have different strategies for people who can’t pay during the pandemic. We’re updating this post as the situation evolves. Continue reading

Climate change is driving up insurance costs for homeowners

From fires in California to flooding along the Atlantic, homeowners are going to have to brace themselves for higher bills as climate change leads to more extreme disasters. Continue reading