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The 2026 luxury playbook: What real estate agents need to know

Apr 7, 2026

When shopping at $5 million and above, today’s luxury homebuyers are operating at a level where precision and preparation make all the difference, CEO Daniel Ickowicz writes.

Behind the scenes: Operational insights from scaling The Agency

Apr 7, 2026

The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin shares lessons learned from expanding into 150 offices across 14 countries.

Rates, jobs data and stale listings cloud housing market outlook

Apr 7, 2026

Mortgage rates are poised for another turbulent week as markets brace for the first inflation reading since the Iran War began, with headline CPI expected to jump to 3.4 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February.

Rechat wants to capture every client conversation — and turn it into data

Apr 7, 2026

Rechat launches AI Memo, a built-in tool that records, transcribes and analyzes client conversations to help real estate agents improve follow-up.

Broker battles squatter in 10-month legal ordeal after buying home sight-unseen [VIDEO]

Apr 7, 2026

A California real estate broker endured nearly a year of legal wrangling to remove a man from her newly purchased investment property.

Turn ‘How’s the market?’ into a lead without being weird

Apr 7, 2026

Stop giving market lectures, and start positioning yourself as a market expert with this simple strategy for lead generation and follow-up from Josh Ries.

The marketplace is fracturing. Here’s how to compete anyway

Apr 7, 2026

The fundamentals of why sellers and buyers need a skilled, informed, honest real estate agent have not changed.

Inman Market View: Where sellers listed in March despite higher rates

Apr 7, 2026

Homesellers pressed on in March despite elevated gas prices and mortgage rates. Drill down into your market and compare it to hundreds of others with Inman's interactive maps and charts.

This AI-powered listing strategy beats April’s ‘perfect-week’ launch

Apr 6, 2026

Forget "list and pray." Coach Verl Workman teaches you to use artificial intelligence tools to your advantage to make your next listing stand out from the competition.

New NAR committee policies represent a promising start

Apr 6, 2026

NAR is responding to member expectations by making progress toward a more modern, effective and accountable volunteer structure, Craig Cheatham writes.

Florida just made it harder to block new housing development

Apr 6, 2026

Appeals to neighborhood character alone won't be enough to kill a proposal if a developer has proposed reasonable mitigation measures.

All the single ladies: Why working with women is no longer niche

Apr 6, 2026

To work more effectively with real estate clients who are women, America Foy writes, stop leading with assumptions and start leading with competence.