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What today’s buyer really wants (and what that means for agents)

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate President Ginger Wilcox shares consumer trends and data insights to help boost your spring market strategy. Continue reading →

Even homesellers want ‘days on market.’ But plenty might skirt it.

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An Intel survey suggests that a strong minority of sellers might take the real estate market somewhere most consumers don’t want it to go. Continue reading →

Zillow called it the ‘open market,’ then buried consumers and MLSs

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The tragedy isn’t that the MLS got disrupted, Amit Kulkarni writes. Disruption was inevitable given decades of inaction. The tragedy is what replaced it. Continue reading →

Keller Williams’ Jason Abrams on Zillow Preview: ‘Nobody should get upset by having more choices’

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Keller Williams Head of Industry and Learning Jason Abrams talks about the Zillow Preview partnership and what’s next in the debate over private listings. Continue reading →

Keller, Compass, eXp: Inman Top 5

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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 →

Flexibility serves clients better than rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates: ARA co-founder

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American Real Estate Association co-founder Jason Haber writes that the trade group articulated a vision for how listings should work, which is now becoming industry practice. Continue reading →

The Agency’s Rainy Austin on consolidation and what’s actually good for consumers

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The Agency’s president shared her thoughts with Inman on current events and the spring market, and expressed a hope that the industry will find its ethical center as it continues to change in the future. Continue reading →

Rocket offers buyouts as Redfin, Mr. Cooper integration continues

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The cuts come amid a broader wave of consolidation across the real estate industry, with several other firms also cutting staff in recent months. Continue reading →

Industry leaders: Zillow Preview isn’t the answer — it’s acceleration

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Zillow Preview is not a solution to the private listings problem, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is a more palatable on-ramp to the same destination. Continue reading →

Indie broker-owner on coming-soon listings and real estate portals: It’s all about control

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In its drive to create more control over listings, the industry is providing less transparency, less independent advice and more centralized influence over the final outcome, Red Oak Realty owner and CEO Vanessa Bergmark writes. Continue reading →