Inman Market View: Where agents are bracing for a soft-priced spring

Asking prices are dropping in many parts of the country as real estate agents look ahead to the busy season. Drill down into your market and compare it to hundreds of others with Inman’s interactive maps and charts. Continue reading

Real estate is mostly female, so why doesn’t leadership reflect it?

Recognition moments like International Women’s Day have their place, but lasting change in leadership representation won’t happen through celebration alone, Courtney Cager writes. Continue reading

Howard Hanna launches private listing network ‘HannaList’

HannaList will roll out in April and enable listing agents and their clients to share properties with Howard Hanna buyer agents and their clients before wider distribution. Continue reading

CoStar spars with investor amid ongoing battle over Homes.com

Investment firm D.E. Shaw said that CoStar had changed the way it reported the performance of Homes.com amid questions about the portal’s future. Continue reading

Real estate without an MLS: Lessons from Costa Rica

No centralized listing data, consistent addresses or standardized market transparency? Costa Rican broker-owner Todd Cutter explains what buying and selling property looks like for agents. Continue reading

Kamini Lane: Coldwell Banker and Compass don’t need to ‘kumbaya’

In an overarching conversation with Inman, Lane discussed Coldwell Banker’s recent evolution, including its new integration under the Compass International Holdings umbrella, and thoughts on some of the biggest topics in the news today. Continue reading

Amid the great agent migration, stop pitching and start diagnosing

Lots of real estate agents jumped into brokerage in the past couple of years, writes coach Verl Workman. What’s your top recruiting tip? Continue reading

Deferred maintenance is costing you deals. Here’s how to protect your clients and your commission

Real estate pros with an eye on maintenance concerns can reduce deal friction, protect their reputation, and safeguard both homeowners and homes, Gina McCort writes. Continue reading

Your brand should shout. Your finances should whisper

Great marketing demands attention. Great financial systems quietly do their job, CFP Amanda Neely writes, and that’s exactly the point. Continue reading

Up the ladder: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Century 21, Fathom Realty and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar teams and new executives to their ranks. Continue reading