Modest gains help agents see path to recovery: Client Pipeline Tracker

Homebuyers are still only dipping their toes back into the market. But it’s enough for agents to feel cautiously optimistic again about the year ahead — and dream a little bigger. Continue reading

NAR lost the trust of many agents. Is the trade group winning it back?

When new rules governing buyer’s agent compensation went into effect, the share of real estate agents Intel surveyed who saw the National Association of Realtors as bad for the industry shot up. One year later, some agents are coming back around. Continue reading

A bitter pill: More US consumers swallow higher rates, eye homes

For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel’s latest survey of 3,000 working adults found. Continue reading

Agents aren’t as spooked by tariffs — but clients are in the crosshairs

Clients of real estate agents were more directly affected by tariff policy in July than in previous months as costs began to stack up for U.S. importers. Continue reading

Brokerages draw private-listing dividing lines — and backdoor plans

Executives at some of the nation’s largest brokerage networks painted a clearer picture of how they are bracing for potential changes to how the industry approaches commissions, private listings and AI. Continue reading

Track your housing market in detail with these 2 new interactive tools

Extraordinarily detailed maps. Multi-market comparisons. Inman Market View takes another step forward — putting even richer visual data insights directly in the hands of real estate professionals. Continue reading

Once shaky, summer market picks up steam: Client Pipeline Tracker

While hard sales numbers won’t be available for a few weeks, the latest Intel Index survey found signs that real estate agent client pools in July benefitted from an unexpected influx of homebuyers. Continue reading

Many buyers think home prices will only rise. Is that a safe bet?

A new survey of thousands of U.S. consumers by Inman and Dig Insights suggests that many homebuyers are spurred to enter an unaffordable market by the assumption that things can only get worse. Continue reading

Take the Inman Intel Index survey for July

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors report on what they’re seeing in their corner of the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

Are commissions still falling? What Intel’s watching in weeks ahead

Upcoming financial filings may offer more clues about the longer-term trajectory for commissions under the settlement environment. Here’s where things stand today. Continue reading