5 Back to Basics luxury real estate trends for 2025

Luxury is changing, so luxury agents need to change as well. The Agency’s Rainy Hake Austin shares tips to help you home in on what luxury clients are looking for now. Continue reading

Trump tariff policy has soured Canadian interest in US properties

Canadians are losing interest in U.S. real estate, according to Redfin’s latest market report. The share of Canadians searching for U.S. properties declined 19.5 percent year over year in August, extending a six-month trend that started when President … Continue reading

MDLLA’s James Harris and David Parnes announce business split after 13 years together

The “Million Dollar Listing LA” alums knew each other from their days working in London real estate and proceeded to build a business together as Bond Street Partners while at The Agency. Continue reading

Here are the markets where homebuyers have the upper hand

Realtor.com’s August market report revealed the emergence of a balanced market, with pockets of dominance for buyers in the Southeast and West. However, economic headwinds are suppressing sales, with contract signings and delistings rising annually dur… 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

Drunken gunman, new legal filing, Roseanne Barr: Inman’s 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

Your brand isn’t what you say it is (it’s what others see)

Your brand lives in the eye of the beholder, and it’s shaped by the perceptions of countless external stakeholders — not in what you say about it, The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin writes. Continue reading

How an agent’s networking landed him Roseanne Barr’s Hawaii listing

After decades in LA, Paul Stukin moved his family and his business to Hawaii. Keeping up those SoCal relationships recently helped him win comedian Roseanne Barr’s macadamia nut farm listing. Continue reading

Umansky: How traveling the world helped me build a massive global referral network

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky writes that his passport has been one of the most valuable tools for opening doors to opportunities in every corner of the world. Continue reading

One year later, 5 agents look at how buyer agent compensation changes have reshaped real estate

It’s been a year of big talk, real change and lessons learned since Aug. 17, 2024. Martha Melendez looks at how the industry has shifted since terms of the commission settlement kicked in. Continue reading