Inventory’s up, but buyers aren’t biting as June sales slide again

Existing-home sales declined by 2.7 percent from May 2025 but held steady compared to one year ago. Mortgage rates and high home prices continue to dissuade potential buyers. Continue reading

What’s happening with home prices in your market? Pulse

Sellers want their price, and buyers believe they deserve a break. So what’s happening with home prices in your market, and how are you setting expectations with clients? Continue reading

The leadership playbook: Stay ahead in a fast-moving market

In hypercompetitive, low inventory markets, brokerage President Jack Gross writes, success boils down to a few key principles: innovation, adaptability, a return to fundamentals and a commitment to agent education. Continue reading

Stop calling this a buyer’s market. We’re not there yet

Troy Palmquist talks with Jordan Levine, SVP and chief economist at California Association of Realtors, to answer the question, “Are we really in a buyer’s market?” Continue reading

Waning buyer activity pushes home price growth to 2-year low

Sixty percent of the nation’s largest markets saw home prices slip from May to June, with the largest drop happening in Washington, D.C., due to federal layoffs. Continue reading

Agents find marketing magic in low-ball asking prices

The share of $1 listings has risen 24 percent since 2024, according to Realtor.com. Inman spoke to an agent about the upside — and downside — of the tactic. Continue reading

5 money mistakes other agents made (so you don’t have to)

Financial planner Amanda Neely shares hard-learned lessons about building financial security in a commission-based career from her clients who are real estate professionals. Continue reading

IBuyer shares are soaring as investors continue buying frenzy

Both of the money-losing iBuyers had been warned they could face delisting, but investors have taken a fancy to the companies — which have both posted triple-digit gains in July. Continue reading

Here’s what a Redfin data journalist learned from taking a $25K bath on the sale of his house

Senior data journalist Mark Worley co-authored a new Redfin report showing that roughly 6 percent of U.S. homesellers are at risk of selling at a loss. The analysis hit close to home — he and his wife just did exactly that, selling their St. Louis home… Continue reading

Stale listing? Here’s how to reset, refresh, relaunch: The Download

It’s one of our readers’ favorite topics right now, so we’re rounding up great contributor insights from agents and brokers with boots on the ground to help you help your sellers. Continue reading