Inman names 2025 Future Leaders in Real Estate

Inman honors the brightest achievers under the age of 40, embodying creativity, exceptional leadership and boundary-pushing innovation within the real estate community. Continue reading

Create blockbuster listing videos with this AI stack for under $100

Forget fancy cameras, Drew Thompson writes. Real estate videos that sell are about connection. This AI stack turns photos and your voice into an emotional engine that makes buyers need the keys. Continue reading

The Real Brokerage adds agents, trims losses in ‘sluggish’ Q1 market

The cloud-based brokerage lifted agent count 11 percent between the end of December and March, according to quarterly earnings data released Thursday. Real now boasts over 27,000 agents. Continue reading

Fintech startup Upfront announces health benefits offering

Care by Upfront is a nationwide health benefits program that can be white-labeled by brokerages on behalf of their agents. Continue reading

Crye-Leike wants Gibson antitrust suit transferred to its home turf

Firm joins fellow defendants Hanna Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Energy in arguing that Judge Stephen R. Bough’s Missouri court is not the appropriate venue for the commission case. Continue reading

Crye-Leike joins efforts to remove judge overseeing Gibson lawsuit

Meanwhile, EXIT Realty reaches a proposed settlement with the homeseller plaintiffs in the case. Continue reading

Maybe the real estate market’s not so screwed after all

As Trump’s tariffs spark chaos and confusion in the broader economy, some analysts see an opening for real estate companies to outperform other sectors. Continue reading

Srivatsaa steps down as Real president, opts for Board seat

Sharran Srivatsaa is stepping away from his role as President of The Real Brokerage to assume a seat on the company’s board of directors. The brokerage stated the move will become effective on June 1, 2025, pending corporate approvals. Continue reading

Maverick Systems expands reach of recruiting data

Maverick Systems launched a year ago with the intent to help industry leaders better predict when agents might leave their office and who to target from market competitors. Continue reading

Rascoff-backed AI app out of beta with $6.7M seed round

A new artificial intelligence workflow solution called HouseWhisper has entered the market, backed a new seed round of funding of $6.7 million. Continue reading