The 2026 luxury playbook: What real estate agents need to know

When shopping at $5 million and above, today’s luxury homebuyers are operating at a level where precision and preparation make all the difference, CEO Daniel Ickowicz writes. 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

New NAR committee policies represent a promising start

NAR is responding to member expectations by making progress toward a more modern, effective and accountable volunteer structure, Craig Cheatham writes. Continue reading

A national MLS could change our industry — and not in a good way

The answer to a flawed institution is reform, not replacement, coach Darryl Davis writes, and NAR has both the authority and the responsibility to lead that reform. Continue reading

5 years. $50M in sales. Here’s the blueprint behind it all

Jimmy Burgess shows how this Florida real estate agent remade his business by leaning in to social media and new niches. Continue reading

Home search is going AI-first with Realtor.com as attention gets harder to earn

Home search is starting earlier, attention is harder to earn and trust is getting more fragile. Here’s what that means for how agents show up. Continue reading

Coming soons, vanishing MLSs, commissions stickiness: 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

NWMLS blasts Compass’ ‘Orwellian’ listing strategy in new legal filing

NWMLS is escalating its legal battle with Compass, filing federal counterclaims that accuse the brokerage of a deceptive listings strategy. Continue reading

Pre-listing prep matters more than where the listing goes live

The real estate industry is focused on where listings appear, Deb Siefkin writes, but the real outcomes are decided long before that. Continue reading

There’s a new listings category. I’m calling it the company FSBO

A company FSBO, dressed up in the language of seller choice, is still a restricted buyer pool, Darryl Davis writes, and we’ve known for a long time what restricted buyer pools produce. Continue reading