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NAR President: As Realtors, it’s critical to remember who we serve

Sep 30, 2025

According to NAR President Kevin Sears, Realtors have a profound obligation and responsibility to put client interests ahead of our own.

Zillow bashes CoStar in request to transfer lawsuit

Sep 30, 2025

Amid an ongoing legal battle over listing photos, Zillow alleged that CoStar was attempting "to weaponize copyright litigation for competitive pressure."

In copyright battle with Zillow, CoStar says the portal giant ‘brazenly’ keeps at it

Sep 30, 2025

In an "update" the Homes.com parent company released on Tuesday regarding its lawsuit against Zillow, CoStar Group accused its portal rival of starting to use an additional 4,600 CoStar Group-watermarked photos on its website since the lawsuit was filed in July.

The Compass-Anywhere merger: Questions from a Coldwell Banker real estate agent

Sep 30, 2025

How will the Compass-Anywhere merger impact the lives of everyday real estate agents? Coldwell Banker's Cara Ameer has questions.

How to protect your business during a brokerage merger

Sep 30, 2025

Derek Carlson shares tips for building a strong personal brand that will keep you personally at the top of your clients’ minds, even if your brokerage merges or gets acquired. 

Associations: Want to add value, relevance? Raise the bar on events

Sep 30, 2025

Troy Palmquist looks at the Nevada Realtors’ NVision Summit as an example of how associations can put on high-caliber professional development events.

Success is how I promote change within the Hispanic community

Sep 29, 2025

As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off, Edwin Acevedo, CEO of Century 21 LOTUS in Los Angeles, who will be the national president of NAHREP next year, offers his take on success as the best form of protest.

Better Mortgage seizes the day on Wall Street with $75M raise

Sep 29, 2025

The goal is to maximize two new partnerships and quadruple Better's monthly mortgage originations to $2 billion. The raise follows a bullish endorsement by activist Opendoor investor Eric Jackson.

MLS PIN wins final settlement approval in Nosalek case

Sep 29, 2025

A judge had previously granted preliminary approval of the $3.95M settlement, which removed the option to display offers of compensation to buyer brokers on the MLS.

Is the mortgage lock-in effect ending? These numbers offer clues

Sep 29, 2025

The Federal Reserve's decision to make a series of historic short-term rate cuts at the height of the pandemic has proven to be a double-edged sword, with the sharpest point being the percentage of would-be homesellers locked into their homes by 2 percent to 3 percent mortgage rates.

Pending home sales jumped 4% in August in positive market signal

Sep 29, 2025

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said lowering mortgage rates were leading to more buyers coming to market, but Bright MLS Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant said hopes for a fall market rebound should stay tempered.

Here’s our most read advice from Back to Basics Month 2025

Sep 29, 2025

As Back to Basics Month comes to a close, Inman’s Service Editor Dani Vanderboegh rounds up the top 10 most-read advice articles — written by contributors, chosen by readers.