These are the stories you couldn’t get enough of in 2025

From crimes and misdemeanors to mergers and acquisitions, clients weren’t the only ones making major moves this year. Here are the most-read Download column topics of 2025, updated for EOY. Continue reading

Take a look back at the top 5 real estate news stories of 2025

Compass, Zillow and the National Association of Realtors all dominated headlines in 2025 thanks to big M&A deals, battles over private listings and more. Continue reading

Finding Financial Freedom: How real estate builds legacy, confidence and choice

Coach Melanie Klein talks to Taylor Cohen, whose journey reminds us that real estate isn’t just about transactions; it’s about transformation. Continue reading

These are the 10 words that defined real estate in 2025

Prices, mortgages, inventory and more. While we wrote about a lot this year, from social media to murder mysteries, these are the 10 words that came up again and again. Continue reading

Fannie and Freddie’s low-income homebuyer goals dialed back

Trump administration claims quotas for low-income borrowers hurt the middle class. NAR says where is the data? Consumer and civil rights groups say hundreds of thousands of working class and minority homebuyers will be sent packing. Continue reading

Top 25 things real estate agents REALLY want for Christmas 2025

From lumps of coal to listing wars, Carl Medford lists the things everyone in the real estate world is looking for on Christmas morning. Continue reading

Real estate’s ghosts: A compliance carol for past, present and future

On the eve of reflection, choice and accountability, compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a compliance carol with the real estate industry. Continue reading

Yet another report says the real estate market is sputtering

Redfin reported that both buyers and sellers are in retreat, active and new listings fell in November, and, ultimately, 2025 will be comparable to the slowest year for real estate in decades. Continue reading

More agents pondered an exit from real estate in 2025. Intel asks why.

The share of real estate agents in November who said they’ve considered leaving the industry was one-and-a-half times what surveys showed heading into 2025. Here’s what’s weighing on them. Continue reading

Prompts, portals and policy moves: Inman’s 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