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Former HUD Secretary: We need big ideas on affordable housing

Jan 24, 2025

At her first ICNY appearance, former HUD Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman talked about missed opportunities to improve inventory and why it's will — not funds — keeping the U.S. from solving the affordable housing crisis.

Elliman’s Michael Liebowitz says the brand is all about ‘expertise’

Jan 24, 2025

The new CEO and chairman of Douglas Elliman made his debut on the Inman Connect New York stage on Friday, sharing his big ideas for how the brand plans to be an industry disrupter while maintaining its reputation as a leader in luxury.

Economists no longer expect big drop in mortgage rates this year

Jan 24, 2025

Elevated rates chill the prospects of a 2025 sales rebound from the lowest level in 30 years, as many would-be homebuyers and sellers would stay on the sidelines.

Nykia Wright vows transparency, turnaround as NAR chief executive

Jan 24, 2025

During her first appearance at an Inman Connect event, Wright said she previously brought another entity back "from the brink of extinction and irrelevance" and will now do the same at NAR.

Leads, conversions and value amid the portal wars: DelPrete

Jan 24, 2025

Despite arguments about traffic, industry expert Mike DelPrete writes, the bottom line for the portal wars comes down to revenue.

RealForce gives marketing teams agency-level power: Tech Review

Jan 24, 2025

Craig Rowe reviews for Inman a digital marketing solution called RealForce, which offers an array of enterprise-level capabilities ideal for empowering marketing and creative teams for big-brand brokerages.

Real estate’s antitrust woes may continue during Trump’s 2nd term

Jan 24, 2025

The real estate industry has been drowning under antitrust lawsuits and complaints regarding its commission and pocket listing rules. Some hope Trump will bring a lighter hand to antitrust, but his nominees for Attorney General and Assistant AG suggest otherwise.

Real estate lawyers take big stand against agent commission sharing

Jan 24, 2025

CRMLS General Counsel Ed Zorn and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Chief Legal Officer Jessica Edgerton warned agents not to fall back on old practices, like sharing commissions.

LA agent charged with rental price gouging as fires continue

Jan 23, 2025

Mike Kobeissi, president and broker of Kobeissi Properties, told Inman that the state's district attorneys had got their facts bungled and that the property in question had been rented out to the couple at a reduced rate once it became known they were wildfire victims.

Real estate is not broken: Anywhere’s Sue Yannaccone

Jan 23, 2025

Zillow's market cap may be 50 times bigger than the franchise giant's, but that doesn't mean traditional industry players need to make a "fundamental pivot," the CEO tells Brad Inman.

AI’s potential for real estate agents is vast, ICNY panelists argue

Jan 23, 2025

Industry leaders said Thursday that artificial intelligence is lowering the cost of producing content and that in the future it will make home searches better and more useful.

Recruiting isn’t always about who’s the best, but who’s the best fit

Jan 23, 2025

Recruiting and retaining agents is all about finding the people who are already the right fit for your culture and business model, brokers at Connect NYC say.