Real Estate News

EXp World Holdings rebrands as AGNT Inc, reiterates commitment to agents
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:07:04
EXp World Holdings is now AGNT, Inc. The company teased the name change when it updated its Nasdaq ticker to AGNT in May. read more»

What smart leaders pay attention to during uncertain markets
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:57:24
The leaders who outperform over a full cycle aren't always the ones who predicted when conditions would improve. They're the ones who stayed close to their business during the hard part, asked better questions and built the habits that let their teams move fast when the window opened. read more»

The quiet financial crisis happening inside real estate brokerages
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:46:56
Brokerage leaders are making increasingly difficult decisions about where their operational investments matter most. read more»

CoStar calls Zillow hypocritical in briefing defending MRED, Compass
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:56:48
CoStar filed an amicus brief in support of Compass and MRED MLS, saying the portal's pre-marketing program undercuts any criticism it has of private listing networks. read more»

Fake real estate agent indicted on dozens of charges, including abduction of a minor
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:14:17
Kimberly Vu pretended to be a real estate agent and took security deposits and first month's rent from dozens of victims. read more»

Rechat opens up its platform, betting real estate is ready to build
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:54:20
Rechat is opening its app-building platform to any brokerage, letting teams build and deploy custom tools on top of its MLS integrations, CRM data, and compliance infrastructure — without starting from scratch. read more»

Google’s listing ads are going national. Is real estate ready?
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:50:33
Google is expanding its HouseCanary-powered home-listing ads nationwide, bringing more home listings into mobile search results. read more»

Inman announces the 2026 Best of Finance award winners
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:28
Inman recognizes more than 150 mortgage and finance professionals for leadership, innovation and lasting impact on the homebuying experience. read more»

Report: Homesellers have a 4-week window to get the best price
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00
Realtor.com's report revealed sellers' power dwindles after four weeks — potentially leaving a 1.8 percent premium on the table. read more»

Windermere unveils addendum for pre-marketing transparency
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 9:00:29
The form asks sellers to represent that a property has not been publicly or privately marketed during a defined pre-listing period. read more»

The luxury push: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 9:00:21
The Agency, Century 21, Chestersons Global and other industry brands made moves last week. read more»

What the Google home search pilot program taught us about indie brokerage visibility
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 8:54:52
The industry talks about independent brokerages as if they have two choices: stay small and local, or scale up and lose what made them special. But there is a middle lane, new Inman contributor Korrin Ziswiler writes. read more»

The AI productivity gap: Which tools actually provide ROI?
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 8:53:35
Inman Intel data shows a disconnect between the AI tools brokerages are providing and the ones that agents are actually using, coach Darryl Davis writes. read more»

6 things I do every week without fail to better serve my clients
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 8:20:02
Christina Balas helps you develop the weekly habits that create the structure, focus and consistency needed to support clients at a high level. read more»

Luxury Presence just hit $100M ARR. Here’s what its CEO says comes next
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 8:04:46
Luxury Presence is serving 100,000-plus agents. CEO Malte Kramer breaks down the go-to-market bet that made it happen. read more»

AI can now rank your neighborhood’s upside potential
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:28:40
Attom has introduced an AI-powered neighborhood ranking tool that scores census tracts by projected home price appreciation, giving real estate professionals a way to compare neighborhoods within the same market. read more»

Washington vs. private listings: How one state’s listings landscape is poised for change
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:55:17
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Washington Realtors CEO Nathan Gorton and 2026 President Ryan Beckett to unpack a new Washington law that will impact the public marketing of private listings. read more»

Hoby Hanna: The industry is fighting over data control, not private listings
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 8:45:58
As MLSs expand and brokerages build their own exchanges, Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna argues that the industry may be focusing on the wrong issue. read more»