Track your housing market in detail with these 2 new interactive tools

Extraordinarily detailed maps. Multi-market comparisons. Inman Market View takes another step forward — putting even richer visual data insights directly in the hands of real estate professionals. Continue reading

Homebuilders cry ‘uncle’ as duties on Canadian lumber hit 27%

NAHB urges Trump administration to negotiate new softwood lumber agreement with Canada “that will provide a fair and equitable solution to all parties and eliminate tariffs altogether.” Continue reading

3 CEOs talk change, affordability, NAR and end-to-end systems

Industry leaders James Dwiggins, Michael Valdes and Mike Miedler got candid on the last day of Inman Connect San Diego, saying the industry has lost sight of its purpose amid commission lawsuits and company rivalries. Continue reading

RE/MAX stays profitable as US agent count, revenue decline

RE/MAX’s total agent count grew 2.5 percent from a year ago, to 147,073. But a growing proportion of those agents work outside of the franchisor’s main markets, the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading

‘International buyers aren’t pulling back’ amid global uncertainty

Despite uncertainty, the belief in U.S. real estate hasn’t changed, luxury broker Peggy Olin writes. International clients still want to be here. Continue reading

Hubzu operator Altisource plans reverse split to avoid delisting

Real estate and mortgage services provider has racked up $363 million in cumulative losses and ended the first quarter with $30.8 million of cash and cash equivalents following a $232.8 million debt restructuring. Continue reading

RE/MAX turns $5.8M profit in Q4 despite 10th straight revenue dip

A drop in expenses was enough to offset falling revenue from franchise fees and annual dues that make up about 70 percent of RE/MAX’s revenue, the company said on Thursday. Continue reading

CoStar Group posts 55th-straight quarter of revenue growth in Q4

Virginia-based portal CoStar Group grew its revenue 11 percent in Q4, to $709 million, executives said Tuesday. Traffic to Homes.com Network remained steady, with 110 million average monthly unique visitors. Continue reading

Steel and aluminum are President Trump’s latest tariff targets

The National Association of Home Builders has sounded the alarm on the potential impact on housing costs if Trump follows through on threats to impose duties on Canadian wood and gypsum from Mexico. Continue reading

Squabble in paradise: What’ll happen to $256M in FTX real estate?

The US and Bahamian governments are jockeying to oversee the bankruptcy of crypto exchange FTX — and its trove of real estate holdings — following the arrest Monday of Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas. Continue reading