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Agents aren’t as spooked by tariffs — but clients are in the crosshairs

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Clients of real estate agents were more directly affected by tariff policy in July than in previous months as costs began to stack up for U.S. importers. Continue reading →

Real estate still adapting to a new normal one year after new NAR rules

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Here’s what’s changed, and what hasn’t, one year after the National Association of Realtors rolled out new rules as part of a sprawling antitrust commission settlement Continue reading →

Brokerages draw private-listing dividing lines — and backdoor plans

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Executives at some of the nation’s largest brokerage networks painted a clearer picture of how they are bracing for potential changes to how the industry approaches commissions, private listings and AI. Continue reading →

Once shaky, summer market picks up steam: Client Pipeline Tracker

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While hard sales numbers won’t be available for a few weeks, the latest Intel Index survey found signs that real estate agent client pools in July benefitted from an unexpected influx of homebuyers. Continue reading →

Many buyers think home prices will only rise. Is that a safe bet?

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A new survey of thousands of U.S. consumers by Inman and Dig Insights suggests that many homebuyers are spurred to enter an unaffordable market by the assumption that things can only get worse. Continue reading →

Are commissions still falling? What Intel’s watching in weeks ahead

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Upcoming financial filings may offer more clues about the longer-term trajectory for commissions under the settlement environment. Here’s where things stand today. Continue reading →

In a more buyer-friendly market, sellers are emerging too

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Why are active homebuyers now ready to list their old properties? The reasons vary by individual but also display some regional trends that track with the national inventory recovery, the Inman-Dig Insights survey found. Continue reading →

Agents lower hopes after summer’s tepid start: Client Pipeline Tracker

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Intel observed a notable rise in late June in the share of agents who said their buyer client pools were “substantially” slimmer than at the same point last year. Continue reading →

Big cities drive the housing supply reset — for all the wrong reasons

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The urban-suburban divide that helped define the housing market’s early pandemic boom has continued to shape its downturn and inventory rebalancing, according to an Intel analysis of hyperlocal data. Continue reading →

As spring heated up, more agents dealt with opportunistic clients

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In the first spring since new rules went into effect, agents told Intel they were more likely to field a hard bargain from a buyer or seller — a trend that squeezed buyer-side commissions from multiple angles. Continue reading →