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Kelley Blue Book jumps into the lead-generation space

Jul 7, 2026

The company long known for car valuations leaps into the homeseller lead generation space with the launch of Kelley Blue Book Homes.

How to handle the ‘why shouldn’t I hire the top producer?’ objection

Jul 7, 2026

Meet the top-producer question head-on, and you convert a seller's hesitation into their reason for choosing you, Darryl Davis writes. Flinch, and you quietly nominate your competitor for the job.

Inside the IPO wealth wave hitting New York and Bay Area real estate

Jul 7, 2026

SpaceX and the expected IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI are flooding the NYC and Bay Area housing markets with tech wealth.

The boring secrets top real estate agents know (and you should too)

Jul 7, 2026

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson unpack the biggest lessons from interviewing 50 top agents on Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered.

What it means to be a luxury real estate agent in 2026

Jul 7, 2026

Routine tasks are being automated, David DeSantis of TTR Sotheby's International Realty writes, and the market will reward professionals who create value through insight rather than activity.

What a cancer diagnosis taught me about building trust

Jul 7, 2026

I did not share my cancer journey as a marketing experiment, Josh Ries writes. I started because I wanted to be honest, process what was happening and maybe help someone else feel less alone.

Many agents root for MRED over Zillow, but not all want a local fight

Jul 7, 2026

A new industry survey reveals broad support for efforts to cut off portal access to listings. But some don't want it in their market.

Zillow-MRED hearing reveals fight over who gets listings first

Jul 7, 2026

Day 1 testimony moved to a larger battle over premarketing, private listing networks and who gets to control the first days of a home listing.

New faces, new places: Real estate’s latest moves

Jul 7, 2026

A new CMLS CEO, team moves at Engel & Völkers and Coldwell Banker, and fresh office launches from The Agency and Premier Sotheby's headline this week's industry moves.

How Zillow and Compass’ listing battle landed in federal court

Jul 7, 2026

Zillow and Compass are going head to head in an antitrust battle over the portal giant's Listing Access Standard. Here's a timeline of the rivalry and how the case has evolved.

Gen Z just hit a record share of the mortgage market

Jul 7, 2026

Gen Z hit a record 20 percent of purchase rate locks in Q2 2026, ICE data shows, as home prices post their strongest growth in over a year.

Interactive dashboard: Explore results of Intel’s June survey

Jul 7, 2026

Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel's most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time.