Brokerages expect rates to drop. Their clients bank on the opposite

Potential real estate clients are growing less responsive to mortgage-rate dips, one of several key takeaways from the results of the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey. Continue reading

How your Harris- and Trump-voting clients approach the home market

Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take unique approaches to transacting real estate in today’s market, a new Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey of 3,000 working U.S. adults reveals. Continue reading

Loose election talk is creating anxiety for agents and clients alike

With the 2024 presidential race among the tightest in memory, hundreds of agents and brokers told Inman the real estate industry is encountering prickly situations amid a contentious election. Continue reading

The economy is humming along — leaving real estate in the dust: Intel

Brokerages have been plagued by falling sales and tapering price growth, rendering broker fees stagnant at a time when most sectors are enjoying robust gains, according to a new Intel analysis. Continue reading

What support for Harris, Trump says about real estate clients: Intel

The latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey of 3,000 working U.S. adults reveals how Trump and Harris supporters take unique approaches to buying and selling real estate on today’s market. Continue reading

A house divided? 2024 election tests the agent-client bond: Intel

Business goes on mostly undisturbed. But a survey of hundreds of agents and brokers suggests the real estate industry is facing more thorny situations amid a contentious 2024 election. Continue reading

Majority of sellers know they aren’t on hook for buyer commission: Poll

In a nationwide Inman-Dig Insight poll of active homebuyers, fewer than 5 percent of shoppers now listing their current home said they didn’t realize that they could decline to pay buyer-side commissions. Continue reading

Listing agents hold the line against downward commission pressure

More than 89 percent of active sellers told Intel they’re open to covering the buyer’s commission — even as homebuyers increasingly seek to negotiate lower commission rates with their own agents. Continue reading

The Aug. 17 transition was smooth. Unless you were 1 of these Realtors

Most real estate professionals say little has changed since new commission rules went into effect in August. But for a smaller group, the changes have unleashed a completely different experience. Continue reading

Brad Inman: Stop worrying about fitting in and follow your dreams

The entrepreneur and founder of Inman Group gets why people don’t want to stand out. But there’s also risk in letting dreams go unfulfilled, he told the audience at an Inman real estate conference in Austin. Continue reading