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Douglas Elliman taps Areeje Akhtar Oriol as chief of staff to CEO

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Oriol brings more than 15 years of experience in luxury brand strategy and brokerage platform development to the role. Continue reading →

The marketplace is fracturing. Here’s how to compete anyway

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The fundamentals of why sellers and buyers need a skilled, informed, honest real estate agent have not changed. Continue reading →

Shock event sours rosy real estate hopes for 3rd straight spring: Intel

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Client pools saw little change in March. But the once-optimistic outlook for 2026 fizzled as the war in Iran drove borrowing costs higher. Continue reading →

Coming soons, vanishing MLSs, commissions stickiness: Top 5

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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 →

NWMLS blasts Compass’ ‘Orwellian’ listing strategy in new legal filing

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NWMLS is escalating its legal battle with Compass, filing federal counterclaims that accuse the brokerage of a deceptive listings strategy. Continue reading →

‘Coming soon’ was a good idea. What we’ve done to it isn’t

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Coach Darryl Davis writes that an honest assessment of how “coming soon” status is being used to undermine seller choice is essential for building trust with consumers. Continue reading →

Restore the MLS: A return to cooperation, not control

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Fragmented power structures and binary “all-in or all-out” rules are no longer compatible with today’s demands, Caitlin McCrory and Robert Reffkin write. Here’s how they think the MLS needs to evolve. Continue reading →

MAPPED: Nearly half of America’s MLSs have vanished since 2015. Here’s what’s left.

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Amid ongoing consolidation and calls for more drastic changes, Inman mapped out the remaining 484 MLSs big and small. Continue reading →

Where did the demise of the MLS begin? It started with CCP

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The Clear Cooperation Policy tried to solve a real problem and created a larger one, Darryl Davis writes. Admitting that is not weakness. It’s the only leadership move that still has a chance of working. Continue reading →

Ryan Serhant on how to win at social — and on which brokerages will survive (WATCH)

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The celebrity broker and CEO believes only a few real estate companies are poised to thrive in the coming years. Continue reading →