NAR, Updater partner to provide real-time relocation data to Realtors

The trade group will be able to use “pre-move” data to inform reports on migration patterns and housing demand. Continue reading

The New Normal for listings is endless evolution

Over the past 20 years, listings have gone from a single photo in a newspaper to having dozens of images, interactive features and 3D tours. The only constant now is change. Read the latest in our New Normal series, and join us next week at Inman Conne… Continue reading

The Inman Handbook on existing-home sales

Three leading economists share what existing-home sales reveal about the market and how to properly use statistics to make client decisions. Continue reading

DOJ: Pocket listing suit against NAR shouldn’t have been thrown out

The Department of Justice and The PLS argue that lower court should have considered Clear Cooperation Policy’s impact on brokers who directly purchase access to listing services, not on buyers and sellers. Continue reading

Inman Handbook on pending home sales

Pending sales data has its limits, but it’s also one of the best ways to try to predict the near-term future of the real estate market. Continue reading

Top Agent Network takes aim at office exclusives in NAR pocket listing policy

Top Agent Network argues that office exclusives result in less inventory, less exposure for listings and less consumer choice while benefitting large brokerages. Continue reading

The New Normal: What if agent pay was more than just commissions?

Commissions are still king, but more and more agents are looking for alternative revenue streams in the form of stocks and profit sharing. Dive into Part 3 of Inman’s New Normal series. Continue reading

Existing-home sales decline again as home prices grow to an all-time high

Continuing inventory woes have hampered existing-home sales for the third consecutive month, according to a National Association of Realtors’ market report released Friday. Continue reading

The Inman Handbook on real estate’s biggest rivalries

Compass versus Realogy. Keller Williams versus eXp. REX versus everyone. The real estate industry is full of big names and big feuds, and Inman’s unpacking all of them. Continue reading

Florida Realtors bring new challenge to federal eviction ban

The CDC is facing another legal challenge of the federal agency’s nationwide eviction moratorium, this time from the Florida Association of Realtors, which claims the agency lacks the authority to be “the nation’s landlord-in-chief.” Continue reading