Rates, jobs data and stale listings cloud housing market outlook

Mortgage rates are poised for another turbulent week as markets brace for the first inflation reading since the Iran War began, with headline CPI expected to jump to 3.4 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February. Continue reading

Inman Market View: Where sellers listed in March despite higher rates

Homesellers pressed on in March despite elevated gas prices and mortgage rates. Drill down into your market and compare it to hundreds of others with Inman’s interactive maps and charts. Continue reading

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

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

All the single ladies: Why working with women is no longer niche

To work more effectively with real estate clients who are women, America Foy writes, stop leading with assumptions and start leading with competence. Continue reading

This AI-powered listing strategy beats April’s ‘perfect-week’ launch

Forget “list and pray.” Coach Verl Workman teaches you to use artificial intelligence tools to your advantage to make your next listing stand out from the competition. Continue reading

Florida just made it harder to block new housing development

Appeals to neighborhood character alone won’t be enough to kill a proposal if a developer has proposed reasonable mitigation measures. Continue reading

Spring market posted strongest March in 5 years as rates climbed

Zillow’s March Market Report showed pending sales rising 4.6 percent annually, the strongest pace in five years, even as mortgage rates climbed nearly half a point. Continue reading

Real estate company owner hit with $1.7M tax lien, fraud charges

The tax lien is the latest in a legal saga that began late last year with a 16-count federal indictment for bank fraud and money laundering related to the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program. Continue reading

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

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

Here’s the advice Mauricio Umansky gives agents when the market gets tough

The Agency founder shares simple habits that have mattered most throughout his career to help today’s agents flourish in a challenging market. Continue reading