Exclusive Survey: 95% would pay a buyer agent under right conditions

A majority of potential buyers say they’re open to paying their agents in the wake of legal threats to commissions, according to results from a joint survey conducted by Inman with Dig Insights. Continue reading

The ‘lock-in effect’ is real. Lean into it to generate more leads

Author and trainer Bernice Ross talks to distressed property expert Rick Sharga about the interest rate lock-in effect, how it’s impacting current buyers and sellers, and where the market is headed next. Continue reading

What the early ’80s inflation crisis reveals about today’s home market

The Fed has raised interest rates to fight inflation in the past. A new Intel analysis illuminates the data behind the “rate lock” of the early 1980s and how long it took home sales to eventually recover. Continue reading

There’s a ‘magic number’ that moves homes. Will we ever hit it?

Homebuyers have been holding out for a 5.5 percent rate, Maegan Sherlock told Intel. It may take a while for them to adjust their expectations. Continue reading