Million dollar baby: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Brown Harris Stevens, Coldwell Banker, and other industry brands made moves last week, adding multimillion-dollar brokers and team leaders to their ranks. Continue reading

Compass-Anywhere, Gary Keller, eXp earnings: Inman Top 5

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers. Continue reading

Interactive dashboard: Explore results of February’s Intel survey

Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel’s most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time. Continue reading

Why too many brokers are wasting money on AI (and what they should be doing instead)

The real estate firms that flourish will be those that treat AI as an extension of sound operational design, The Agency’s Zane Burnett writes. Continue reading

Compass posts ‘strongest Q4 results in our history,’ but feels the weight of merger costs

Despite gains in revenue, agent count and gross transaction value, Compass also grappled with a $42.6 million net loss in Q4. 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

EXp seeks move to Texas after Delaware judge allows sexual assault case to move forward

A Delaware judge allowed sexual assault claims to proceed against Sanford and other members of eXp’s board, and just six weeks later, the company filed paperwork to establish an April vote on moving incorporation to Texas. 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

Arizona family wins Redfin’s $1M home in digital scavenger hunt

An Arizona man, his wife and their 7-month-old daughter have become winners of Redfin’s Great American Home Search, a contest to locate and win a $1 million home, which Redfin launched on Super Bowl Sunday. Continue reading