Resources

Putting your commission check to work for you: A step-by-step guide

Feb 17, 2026

Whether it's your first commission or your hundredth, Certified Financial Planner Amanda Neely writes, implementing a simple allocation system can transform financial stress into financial confidence.

How broker-developer collabs build (or break) a project

Feb 17, 2026

In today’s market, collaboration isn’t a luxury. It's leverage. Luxury strategist Peggy Olin teaches you how to co-create opportunities with developers in your market.

Opendoor pushes AI pivot amid stock volatility

Feb 17, 2026

Opendoor’s CEO shakeup and AI pivot signal a push toward software-driven homebuying, as the iBuyer navigates investor scrutiny.

What agents say Compass should do next — in their own words: Intel

Feb 16, 2026

Following its acquisition of Anywhere's brands, Compass looms large over real estate. Hundreds of agents and brokerage leaders wrote to Inman Intel to share their hopes, fears and priorities for the year ahead.

This is the lie that keeps agents broke: eXp’s No. 1 team leader

Feb 16, 2026

With over $875 million in volume and 1,100-plus deals last year, and more than 10 percent of San Diego in his database, Kyle Whistle isn’t just building a team, he’s building a life — and you can too.

Why does everybody suddenly care about affordability? The Download

Feb 16, 2026

After years of a housing affordability crunch, Congress has weighed in with competing proposals to make homeownership more possible for hopeful buyers.

Feeling presidential: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

Feb 16, 2026

Fathom Realty, SERHANT. and other industry brands made moves last week, appointing new presidents and leaders to lead their growth efforts.

Why real estate needs a clear AI standard

Feb 16, 2026

Most of us never sat down and defined a formal AI strategy for our teams and staff. And yet, AI now touches nearly every part of how your team operates. The real question is no longer whether AI is being used, but whether it’s being used responsibly.

Leading AI transformation in real estate: The shift from traditional to agentic AI

Feb 16, 2026

In order for real estate to move forward, AI has to change. From reactive to proactive, task-based to goal-focused, from traditional AI to agentic AI.

Real estate needs new ways to connect with the tech world

Feb 15, 2026

Troy Palmquist writes that the first HomeCode Pitch Battle proved that real estate and tech connect best in ways that are less sales pitch and more get-together.

7 AI tools that help agents do in hours what used to take days

Feb 15, 2026

The real estate agents who are winning with technology right now are using it to remove friction and create efficiency, Jimmy Burgess writes.

From Bad Bunny’s halftime show to hyperlocal feeds: Culture is reshaping social strategy

Feb 13, 2026

From a record-setting halftime show to feeds users can now fine-tune themselves, social platforms are shifting toward participation, personalization and hyperlocal relevance — raising the bar for how professionals show up and engage.