Rethinking your CMA: What today’s market demands

The pricing conversation isn’t about convincing sellers you’re right, coach Darryl Davis writes. It’s about coaching them to make the best decision with their own eyes. Continue reading

Busy but broke: Where new agents waste their time

Ashlee Jankovich writes that new real estate agents must learn to protect their time and focus on the activities that matter most to keep their business on track. Continue reading

Compass partners with Rocket-Redfin to display coming-soon listings

Compass Coming Soon listings will receive priority display on Redfin.com, with buyer inquiries sent to Compass listing agents, according to details of the new partnership. Continue reading

Cutting through the rhetoric: What the economy really tells us about real estate in 2026

Based on the data, real estate is not in a boom cycle, coach Darryl Davis writes. It’s not in a crash cycle. It’s in a recalibration cycle. Continue reading

With merger complete, layoffs come for Anywhere and Compass

Six weeks after the two companies merged into a mega-brokerage, layoffs began taking place at both brands last week and continued this week, multiple past and present employees at both companies told Inman. Continue reading

Leo Pareja: ‘Consolidation begets more consolidation’ (WATCH)

EXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, REMAX CEO Erik Carlson and Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz debated the state of the real estate industry at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading

Old tricks, new tech? Opendoor reboots in-house mortgage

Opendoor is testing an in-house mortgage product, reviving its lending ambitions as it pushes toward a fully integrated, end-to-end transaction platform. Continue reading

The real money in real estate isn’t just commissions 

Coldwell Banker Warburg’s Kevelyn Guzman breaks down ancillary income streams for agents, including referral networks, investments, speaking and content. Continue reading

5 telltale signs an agent has ‘commission breath’

An agent’s single-minded focus on commission only can bring chaos to a brokerage, managing broker Derek Carlson writes. Here’s what to watch for when you’re recruiting top talent. Continue reading

Being found in the age of AI: The collapse of the ‘I’m the best’ era

Attention is now rented, and authority is infrastructure, Molly McKinley and Lauren Henss write. That means instead of the attention economy, we are now operating in the trust economy. Continue reading