Bring your own baby: How I turned an open house into a baby rave

Agent and developer Claire O’Connor shares a strategy to help you lean into your listing’s character and design an open house that’s uniquely suited to the space and the needs of its potential buyer. Continue reading

Supreme Court just might give REX another shot at NAR, Zillow

Attorneys for the defunct brokerage have petitioned the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether NAR’s no-commingling rule could have violated antitrust law, even if optional. Continue reading

Compass clues, ChatGPT listings, white-collar crime: 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

Think like an economist. Win like a real estate agent: Now Streaming

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather unpacks the economic principles behind the real estate industry to make agents more effective. Continue reading

Feds charge Trump nemesis Letitia James with bank fraud

James calls allegations over $109,600 mortgage baseless retribution, and a “continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.” Continue reading

5 ways real estate agents can attract, and keep, buyer clients

At Inman on Tour Texas, three star real estate agents and brokers shared how humor, knowledge and mindful follow-ups are key to building an enviable buyer pipeline. Continue reading

How to give children a voice in the real estate process

Troy Palmquist talks with Texas real estate professional Ashley Willis about her book series and activity guide designed to help kids navigate the moving process. Continue reading

Companies must ‘get big in order to compete’ with Compass-Anywhere

For now, it’s business as usual for real estate agents affiliated with Anywhere-owned brokerage brands. But as Compass moves to acquire them next year, some real estate leaders say it may place pressure on competitors to ramp up their own expansions. Continue reading

How local outreach and community events build trust and client loyalty

Building community isn’t about how long you’ve been in business; it is about how you show up with events, charity work and celebrating clients, says C21 broker Bruce Garber. Continue reading

Your listings will now appear on a new search site: ChatGPT, thanks to Zillow

OpenAI announced on Monday that it had opened up its popular AI chatbot platform ChatGPT to popular apps. Users can now search for homes via Zillow directly within ChatGPT. Continue reading