‘Coming-soons’ on portals: Will agents use them? Take the survey

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate’s most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

A confetti moment: Zillow changes its tune on listing standards

For the industry, Zillow’s shift reflects a broader move toward understanding that how a home is introduced can be just as important as how widely it is seen, Compass agent Suzy Minken writes. Continue reading

The ‘World Wide Web’ is bigger than one listing website

The real estate industry moved this past week, eXp Chief Brokerage Officer Holly Mabery writes. The MLS has a simple choice: lead, follow or be bypassed. Continue reading

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

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

7 real estate problems agents misdiagnose (and how to fix them)

More hustle won’t fix fundamental problems in your business, Josh Ries writes. Here’s how to diagnose (and cure) whatever’s holding you back. Continue reading

Everyone deserves to own a home. That includes LGBTQ+ Americans

Nearly half of LGBTQ+ Americans feel less safe being visible, CEO Mary Mancera writes. That should concern anyone who understands what healthy housing markets require. Continue reading

Inflation and Iran are key to the Fed’s latest decisions: Economist

In this exclusive series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the impact of the war on Iran and the Fed’s latest move. Continue reading

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

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

Coming-soon listings just went mainstream: The Download

Last week, everyone in real estate was weighing in on coming-soon listings, Zillow Preview and shifting stances on pre-MLS visibility. Continue reading