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Yes, it’s a ‘big, beautiful bill’ — for the real estate industry at least

Jul 2, 2025

Housing trade groups — including NAR, MBA and NAHB — like tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses, and urge lawmakers to put the bill on Trump's desk

How do you think the private listings battle will play out? Pulse

Jul 2, 2025

Are you Team Compass? Team Zillow? Or are you just keeping watch to see who comes out on top and how you can pivot?

Why thought leadership is the new real estate agent advantage 

Jul 2, 2025

Leads follow leaders, Angela Yungk writes. Lead with purpose, clarity and consistency, and you won't have to chase business — it finds you.

Your next referral source is already in your phone

Jul 2, 2025

The best lead generation comes from genuinely valuing and nurturing the relationships you already have and keeping in touch with your network.

Buyer antitrust suit alleges Real, Realty One, Vanguard and The Agency conspiracy

Jul 1, 2025

Real estate is changing fast, and so must you. Inman Connect San Diego is where you turn uncertainty into strategy — with real talk, real tools and the connections that matter. If you’re serious about staying ahead of the game, this is where you need to be. Register now! Real estate brokerages may have thought commission-related class-action lawsuits […]

NWMLS fires back at Compass, saying the brokerage adopted a ‘free-rider strategy’

Jul 1, 2025

The 32,000-member Northwest Multiple Listing Service wrote in a new legal filing that Compass "cannot have it both ways" by receiving listings via the MLS while holding half of its own listings privately

Rocket offers preferred mortgage pricing for Redfin-linked deals

Jul 1, 2025

With closure of merger, homebuyers get temporary rate buydown or up to $6,000 in lender credits from Rocket Mortgage when the buyer or seller is represented by a Redfin agent.

Mauricio Umansky’s ThePLS.com sues NAR over private listings

Jul 1, 2025

Celebrity agent Mauricio Umansky, who has targeted the National Association of Realtors’ dominance over agents and the rules governing real estate, heads back to court.

California passes bipartisan bills that overhaul environmental law to bolster building starts

Jul 1, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the state's 2025-2026 budget, which offers environmental review exemptions for critical housing and infrastructure projects. Leaders say the exemptions will improve affordability, while environmentalists say it will ruin the state's ecosystem.

20 Success Principles every real estate agent should master

Jul 1, 2025

There’s no secret sauce — just consistent, intentional habits, Terry LeClair writes. Here, he illuminates foundational habits from Jack Canfield's classic personal development book.

Broker Public Portal soft launches, adds Doorify MLS as investor

Jul 1, 2025

Real estate is changing fast, and so must you. Inman Connect San Diego is where you turn uncertainty into strategy — with real talk, real tools and the connections that matter. If you’re serious about staying ahead of the game, this is where you need to be. Register now! The Broker Public Portal, a company formed by a […]

Mortgage rates are coming down. Does the trend have any legs?

Jul 1, 2025

Hopes that home sales will pick up may hinge more on additional inventory coming onto the market, which is expected to cool or reverse home price gains.