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After a major cast overhaul, Inman sat down with Mary Bonnet to find out what happened and why she won't be returning.

Second Century Ventures named its 2026 REACH cohort: Ai.realestate, Association Online, BrokerBot, LotRoll, MaxHome.ai and StackWrap. Here's what the class says about where real estate's real problems still live.

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

CoStar Group has agreed to acquire Zonda, a leading provider of new home construction data and builder software, for $800 million in cash — marking the company's most direct move into the nearly $1 trillion U.S. new residential construction market.

Learn how to provide professional guidance and leadership as you develop a relationship with your homebuying clients.

BrokerBot has closed a seed round led by Grand Ventures with NAR's Second Century Ventures participating, after scaling to 240-plus brokerages and 30,000 agents in 16 months without outside capital.

Google called it the biggest change to Search since launch. For agents who built their marketing around ranking on the first page, the platform is moving in a new direction — and the shift is already affecting how buyers and sellers find information online.

New Census data show Americans continue to leave coastal cities for Sun Belt suburbs. Agents in North Carolina, South Florida and NYC explain the financing math driving the shift.

When brokerage leaders own the business they run, Beau Keenan and Nancy Fennell write, their ownership changes how strategy is set, how agents are supported and how culture grows.

The complexities and emotions behind a divorce listing make it fundamentally different from other transactions. Lindsey Harn teaches you to navigate amid conflict.

Anthony Lamacchia is drawing a line in the sand as the Compass-Zillow fight spills into MLSs, warning he’ll sue if it reaches his markets.

Real estate is not just about properties, Debbi DiMaggio writes. It’s about helping people move confidently into their next chapter.

Bernice Ross shares strategies for combining niche marketing with high-level AI prompting to develop a business-building engine and superpower your production.

Investing in multifamily housing rewards local insight, patience, persistence and the development of operational excellence, Michael Zaransky writes.

New York state lawmakers approved a tax on luxury second homes in New York City Wednesday, targeting properties valued at $5 million or more in a measure expected to generate as much as $500 million annually.

New residential sales declined 11.3 percent annually in April, as buyer activity wilted under rising mortgage rates.

U.S. home purchase loans hit their lowest quarterly level since early 2014 and pending home sales fell for a second consecutive week, according to new reports from Attom and Redfin.

Balcony raises $14 million to build connected digital infrastructure for U.S. property land records, starting with 370,000 property parcels in Bergen County, New Jersey.