The 2026 market’s not exactly what we had hoped for

While real estate pros had hoped we’d be out of the woods by now, Carl Medford writes, a variety of factors are still keeping the market in a holding pattern. Continue reading

How to win more listings in a locked-in market environment

New Inman contributor and finance expert Sofia Nadjibi offers strategies for overcoming some of the market’s most challenging barriers to helping clients buy their next home.  Continue reading

Move-up homebuyers drive surge in mortgage loan applications

Purchase loan demand was up 11 percent last week, with “surprisingly strong” demand from conventional loan borrowers given lingering economic uncertainty, MBA economist Mike Fratantoni says. Continue reading