Is Zillow skating dangerously close to thin ice?

Team leader Carl Medford writes that Zillow’s brokerage license and algorithmic pricing suggestions could be setting it up for a legal showdown that threatens its entire business model. Continue reading

Struggling agents, 3 mins with Trump, ChatGPT revolution: 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

Despite weak demand, brokerages logged revenue growth this spring

The progress came even as competition for listings cooled across the country. Inman breaks down how the industry navigated the spring homebuyer season using insights powered by Market View. Continue reading

Inman Market View: See how your local real estate data stacks up

With interactive maps and charts, Inman’s data team helps track the course of 500 local housing markets in this new monthly series. Continue reading

How homeowners, not builders, are driving Denver’s inventory boom

How is Denver out so far in front of the pack? Without a building boom, owners of existing homes are flouting a ‘rate lock-in’ and weak demand in a way that helps explain a broader national trend. Continue reading

Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie-style DeRhodes House lists near $1.18M

The first home that late American architect Frank Lloyd Wright ever built in Indiana, near the beginning of his storied career — and one of just two in South Bend — has just hit the market for $1.175 million. Continue reading

Realtor.com CEO slams private listings: ‘It is utter nonsense’

Realtor.com won’t ban private listings, but CEO Damian Eales argued in a new blog post that private listing advocates “are likely to find themselves on the wrong side of history.” Continue reading

2 Americas: Housing markets the Great Rebalancing has left behind

The market has undeniably shifted from the extreme seller’s environment of the early pandemic. But in much of the U.S., buyers still face substantial inventory constraints, an Intel analysis shows. Continue reading

Investors contemplate options amid market shift: The Download

As investors see local markets and rental prices soften, they’ve started to unload underperforming inventory at a record pace. Continue reading

Court approval, farming framework, procuring cause: 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