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Fed cuts again, but mortgage rates climb on 2025 inflation worries

Dec 18, 2024

Bond market investors are focused on the latest "dot plot," indicating Fed policymakers only expect to bring short-term rates down by half a percentage point in 2025.

Homebuyers show readiness to pounce when mortgage rates dip

Dec 18, 2024

Requests for purchase loans picked up last week during a short-lived drop in rates, MBA survey shows, helped by "gradually improving inventory conditions and a more positive outlook on the economy and job market."

RentRedi landlords can now offer Thumbtack’s vendor network

Dec 18, 2024

Thumbtack’s mobile task scheduling and consumer-first real estate care solution overlaps well with RentRedi’s iOS and Android applications by offering landlords and tenants a consistent vertical user experience.

Steve Baird: National franchises have lost touch with Main Street

Dec 18, 2024

In an era of increased industry consolidation, independence still matters, Steve Baird, president and CEO of Baird & Warner Real Estate, writes.

LA property where actress Brittany Murphy died lists for $18M

Dec 18, 2024

The Los Angeles mansion where late actress Brittany Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack died has long been the source of fascination and speculation. Now, the property is back on the market for $18 million, according to a Realtor.com report.

EXp adds $200M Colorado mega team to its ranks

Dec 18, 2024

EXp Realty is closing the year with another recruiting win. Denver-based broker Kris Caldwell and his $200 million mega team, The Apollo Group, announced their move to the cloud-based brokerage on Tuesday after six years with Compass.

News Knockout: Final 4 stories of 2024 compete for your vote

Dec 18, 2024

Which two top stories of 2024 will advance to the finals? Inman readers cast their votes today to weigh in on the most consequential stories of the year.

JOME’s new construction portal nails $9.8M Series A

Dec 18, 2024

What JOME offers is an artificial intelligence engine that spiders a market to collate data on its new homes and build out a searchable, up-to-date consumer experience.

Tell us about your big goals and plans for 2025: Pulse

Dec 18, 2024

New year, new you, they say. As 2025 approaches, we’re wondering about your goals and resolutions. Let us know what you’re aiming for in this one-question anonymous survey.

5 reasons it’s more important to be ‘different’ than ‘better’

Dec 18, 2024

Being different is a commitment to authenticity, perseverance and purpose, broker-owner Nick Schlekeway writes.

Take the Inman Intel Index survey for December

Dec 18, 2024

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.

Tal Alexander and lawyers push to reopen his detention hearing

Dec 17, 2024

Tal's parents offered a bond "in any amount secured by the entirety of their assets." Meanwhile, Side filed a preliminary injunction against Oren and Tal, and the DOJ has asked Douglas Elliman for information about the brothers' time at the firm.