How Charlie Kirk’s assassination could impact real estate

Charlie Kirk’s assassination may reshape real estate sentiment and buyer behavior. Jeremy Brazoban explores five key takeaways on how tragedy can ripple through housing markets and client psychology. Continue reading

The best time to buy a home in 2025: What agents need to know

The 2025 housing market is rebalancing, offering real estate agents a rare opportunity to guide clients, attract leads and close deals effectively. Continue reading

Bess Freedman on the market, private listings and 2026

The New York City-headquartered firm has long thought of itself as a steady tortoise, CEO Bess Freedman told Inman recently, and during uncertain markets, that’s something that attracts real estate agents. Continue reading

Why is the Fed cutting interest rates — and what happens next?

Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut and what it means for the real estate market. Continue reading

As homebuyers gain leverage, sellers get cold feet. Is it happening near you?

New listing business has been one of the few bright spots for real estate agents in a down market. But that light dimmed a bit this summer. With Inman Market View’s detailed maps and multi-market comparisons, take an interactive dive into the numbers m… Continue reading

These 10 real estate markets have lost $233B in value since 2024

Home values still remain far above what they were before the pandemic sent home prices soaring across the U.S. Continue reading

The American homeownership dream is primed for a comeback

Stuart Siegel, President and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, writes that while the American dream of homeownership is not dead, it is changing. Continue reading

What are the riskiest housing markets in the US? New data provide answers

Metro areas in the southern and western U.S. dominate the nation’s riskiest markets. That’s according to new Attom data on home prices, underwater mortgages, foreclosures and more. Continue reading

ICYMI, all the latest on Trump, the Fed, mortgage rates and more

Last week, Inman staff writers and contributors had governmental and economic shifts on the brain, writing about rates, sales trends and the national debt. Continue reading

Why Trump’s moves to control Fed could send mortgage rates higher

If bond market investors get cold feet about buying government debt and mortgage-backed securities, that could push long-term interest rates higher, even if the Fed cuts short-term rates. Continue reading