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Bright MLS CEO: Time for fence-sitting is over. It’s time to decide

Apr 18, 2025

If you’re arguing for secrecy in a marketplace that is built on trust and efficiency, Bright MLS CEO Brian Donnellan writes, then maybe it’s not the model that’s outdated — maybe it’s the mindset.

Ben Kinney’s Place buys Remine at auction for $1.5M in cash

Apr 18, 2025

The purchase price is a fraction of what Austin Board of Realtors’ Unlock MLS, First MLS, Miami Realtors’ MLS and Heartland MLS paid to buy the company 3.5 years ago.

Measure to disband Florida Real Estate Commission met with alarm

Apr 17, 2025

If passed into law, the bill would end the seven-member body that oversees licensing and disciplinary matters for 320,000 real estate professionals. Florida Realtors and other groups slammed the plan.

Homes are sitting longer and not just because of mortgage rates

Apr 17, 2025

According to a new Redfin report, concerns over affordability, economic uncertainty and tariff fears under a second Trump administration are giving buyers serious pause. As of March, the typical U.S. home took 47 days to sell, the longest stretch in six years.

Broker Spotlight: Jessica Souza, Paradise Exclusive Real Estate

Apr 17, 2025

Find out how this broker and author learned to bet on herself while providing leadership that gives back to her agents and the communities they serve.

How brokerages and proptech can tap into fractional leadership

Apr 17, 2025

Fractional leadership isn’t a trend, Amy Chorew writes. It’s a flexible, future-ready model built for the realities of modern business.

Maryland broker is latest to target NAR’s ‘3-way agreement’

Apr 17, 2025

Jerome E. Milko filed an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, saying the requirement to join local, state and national Realtor organizations is an illegal conspiracy.

1 in 4 Americans will pause major purchases, like homes, amid tariffs

Apr 17, 2025

Tariff threats have left Americans on edge, with 24 percent of U.S. adults saying they're canceling plans to purchase a home or car due to economic fears, according to Redfin polling data released Thursday.

Coldwell Banker Realty launches Transaction Concierge

Apr 17, 2025

The support model, which is comprised of in-house human "client experience specialists" backed by Coldwell Banker Realty's tech stack, can handle everyday administrative tasks for agents

Nominations are ending soon for Inman’s Golden I Awards

Apr 17, 2025

The deadline for public nominations for the highest honor in luxury real estate is fast approaching. The Inman Golden I Club celebrates a commitment to excellence in a fiercely competitive market.

Tariff threats prompt builders to pump brakes on new construction

Apr 17, 2025

Housing starts fell 11.4 percent in March, a modest improvement from 2024, according to Census data released Thursday, with one economist describing the slump as "well below consensus expectations."

Take the Inman Intel Index survey for April

Apr 17, 2025

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors report on what they're seeing in their corner of the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey.