Take the Inman Intel Index survey for November

The post-August-deadline adjustment period is drawing to a close and the next chapter is about to begin. Add your insights to the Inman Intel Index, real estate’s most ambitious monthly survey. Continue reading

Loose election talk is creating anxiety for agents and clients alike

With the 2024 presidential race among the tightest in memory, hundreds of agents and brokers told Inman the real estate industry is encountering prickly situations amid a contentious election. Continue reading

A house divided? 2024 election tests the agent-client bond: Intel

Business goes on mostly undisturbed. But a survey of hundreds of agents and brokers suggests the real estate industry is facing more thorny situations amid a contentious 2024 election. Continue reading

Majority of sellers know they aren’t on hook for buyer commission: Poll

In a nationwide Inman-Dig Insight poll of active homebuyers, fewer than 5 percent of shoppers now listing their current home said they didn’t realize that they could decline to pay buyer-side commissions. Continue reading

Listing agents hold the line against downward commission pressure

More than 89 percent of active sellers told Intel they’re open to covering the buyer’s commission — even as homebuyers increasingly seek to negotiate lower commission rates with their own agents. Continue reading

Agents see glimmer of hope in hard times: Client Pipeline Tracker

September’s Fed decision may have sparked something agents haven’t felt in months: a feeling that the tide may soon turn for buyer pipelines, according to the latest Inman Intel Index survey. Continue reading

The long view: Take the Inman Intel Index survey for September

A month into the NAR settlement era, the Inman Intel Index is tracking the impact on buyers, sellers, agents and brokerages. Add your voice to real estate’s most ambitious monthly survey today. Continue reading

Agents say business as usual since Aug. 17 — but signs of strain ahead

While most reported normal activity in the weeks after the commission rules took effect, some saw an uptick in listing clients refusing to pay buyers’ fees, new Inman Intel Index results show. Continue reading

Real estate agents lament dud of a summer: Client Pipeline Tracker

Buyers failed to bite this summer despite falling mortgage rates. It has agents about as down on their business prospects as they’ve been all year heading into the NAR settlement era, according to Intel’s Client Pipeline Tracker. Continue reading