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The housing market is shifting. Existing-home sales remain sluggish, competition is intense, and buyers’ expectations are evolving. Yet while some agents are struggling, others are finding new opportunities in emerging niches, changing consumer preferences, build-to-rent communities, luxury markets, mixed-use developments, and office-to-residential conversions. Join us for a discussion on where buyer demand is heading, what […]

Connecticut joined a growing list of states restricting pocket listings after Gov. Ned Lamont signed SB 340 on May 27. The law requires residential listings to be publicly accessible the moment any marketing begins, with penalties of up to $5,000 or license suspension for violations.

The inquiry went out to brokerage leaders in New York after Compass grew into a real estate behemoth in the state and beyond.

Sellers pulled 5.8 percent of all U.S. home listings in April, tied for the highest share since March 2020, as buyers hold firm on price, and asking prices post their steepest annual drop since 2017.

LotRoll, a Colorado startup selected for NAR's REACH 2026 accelerator, is building the missing data layer for manufactured home transactions.

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna for a candid conversation about listing data, MLSs, private listing networks and the future of IDX.

I spent five months walking down the path of buying my family a new house in our dream location without using a Realtor.

A written-communication protocol is a professionalism signal that helps you stand out, attorney Kelly Lise Murray writes. Implement these five simple fixes to keep your emails and texts contractless.

As more data centers move into residential neighborhoods nationwide, more clients are arriving with questions, new Inman contributor Elizabeth Quinn writes. Here's how real estate professionals should answer.

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to clone email styles, forge documents and impersonate trusted parties — and agents, not just their clients, are increasingly in the crosshairs.

From July 28–30 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, more than 150 industry leaders, innovators and decision-makers will take the stage for three days of conversations focused on the challenges, opportunities and realities shaping residential real estate today.

Thirteen states are cutting income taxes in 2026. Here's what the cuts mean for housing demand, relocation buyers and agents on both sides of the trend.

Cloze is rolling out its new Forge product, a platform that allows brokerages to build and deploy custom tech solutions with security baked in.

Most rental applications still run on decades-old criteria that no one can trace to data. Findigs raised $32 million to fix that, and it's backing every decision with a fraud guarantee.

Realtor.com has debuted a new AI-powered assistant, which streamlines listing search and answers homebuyers' top real estate questions.

Agents and teams, plus Century 21, ERA Real Estate, The Agency and other industry brands made moves last week.

In the face of the current market, Eric Bramlett writes, manage expectations clearly, stay close to your clients and build the kind of trust that has a long shelf life.

Real estate associations have a choice, Doreen Spagnuolo writes: Evolve proactively and help shape the future, or risk falling behind.