The hyperlocal imperative: Why brokerages must own their backyards to win

Forget flashy branding and endless ad spend, the brokers winning market share today are the ones doubling down on local expertise. Learn how hyperlocal strategies and the right tools are helping agents thrive block by block. Continue reading

The death of old-school SEO, and what it means for real estate

SEO is changing rapidly, and most agents are not prepared, Jeff Bernheisel writes. Get your SEO strategy out of the early 2000s and into 2025 with this agent’s pivot to purchase strategy. Continue reading

FTC sues Zillow: A wake-up call for real estate agents and brokers

If you’re dependent on Zillow for lead gen, it’s time to build resilient funnels, own your data, and beef up your referral and content engines, Josh Ries writes. Continue reading

Want to own your market online? How a top eXp team leader nabbed a coveted city domain name

Justin Havre’s average ranking for over 3,000 keywords in the marketplace is No. 2. His SEO obsession led to building a top global team and owning two local portals. Listen to his story on Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered. Continue reading

Portals spend millions on SEO. Here’s how to leverage it for free

Lead-gen expert Josh Ries tells you how to transform ideas from Zillow and Realtor.com into local insights that make your content marketing stand out for all the right reasons. Continue reading

The secrets behind RE/MAX’s top team and its billion in sales

On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered — now exclusively on Inman — Gary Ashton and Debra Beagle raise the curtain on The Ashton Real Estate Group’s playbook. Continue reading

Is OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 the AI upgrade you’ve been waiting for?

GPT-5 brings big upgrades — and new questions. Here’s what matters for real estate professionals, digital marketer Jessi Healey writes. Continue reading

From search to sold: Mapping the client journey through your website

Jon Krabbe of Agent Image shares ideas for supporting every stage of the client journey, from first looks to post-closing advice. Continue reading

Why most real estate blogs fail (and how to drive traffic with yours)

Marketing expert Jon Krabbe deconstructs the common mistakes you might be making and offers a smarter content plan for your blog. Continue reading