Houston and Austin Realtors suspend open house displays on HAR.com

The Houston Association of Realtors’ flagship listing site, HAR.com, is no longer displaying open houses in most Texas markets in hopes of slowing the spread of the new coronavirus. Continue reading

Homesnap’s latest update is the prospecting tool agents need right now

Homesnap Pro brings a handful of budget-friendly, useful features to our fingertips, especially now that we’re practicing social distancing. Continue reading

Read all of Inman’s coronavirus coverage here

Inman has published more than 300 stories on the coronavirus. Here’s our comprehensive list of coverage. Continue reading

Bright MLS debuts coronavirus response program

Bright Steps includes extra granular data about the market, new virtual showing capabilities, webinars and other tools. Continue reading

Miss being where everyone knows your name? Take this ‘Cheers’ quiz

Coronavirus is isolating us all, but once upon a time there was a magical place called Cheers. Take this quiz to see how well you remember Sam and Diane. Continue reading

REBNY to temporarily end ‘days on market’ calculation

The Real Estate Board of New York is eliminating the “days on market” calculation for its members’ listings. Continue reading

We talked to 21 multiple listing services about their coronavirus preparations. Here’s what they said

Canceling open houses, making showings voluntary and offering online training are some of the steps MLSs are taking. More drastic steps may be on the horizon. Continue reading

Northwest MLS halts open houses amid coronavirus crisis

The multiple listing service has disabled the open house feature in its tech platform, meaning agents won’t be able to input, search or view open houses. Continue reading

Inman News quiz, March 13: Think you’re on top of the week’s stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week.
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California Realtors expect coronavirus to lower housing market forecast

Agents are mixed on whether and how COVID-19 will impact their business. Continue reading