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6 low-cost listing strategies that actually work in today’s market

Sep 7, 2025

Jimmy Burgess and Listing Leads co-founder Jimmy Mackin provide budget-friendly strategies for generating listing leads now.

Trump signs bill curtailing sale of mortgage trigger leads in 180 days

Sep 6, 2025

After the bill takes effect in March, credit bureaus will still be able to sell trigger leads to a borrower's current mortgage lender, loan servicer, or any bank or credit union they have an account with.

Mortgage rates plummet to new 2025 low on anemic jobs report

Sep 5, 2025

Investors who fund most home loans are no longer wondering whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates this month, but by how much. At least three quarter-percentage point rate cuts are now expected this year.

Innovation, acquisition and the art of scaling smart: Now Streaming

Sep 5, 2025

Top industry leaders share their strategies for scaling a real estate brokerage so that it's not just growing bigger; it's growing smarter.

Drunken gunman, new legal filing, Roseanne Barr: Inman’s Top 5

Sep 5, 2025

Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.

Construction labor market facing ‘alarming deterioration’

Sep 5, 2025

A deteriorating labor market could include a silver lining for real estate as mortgage rates continue to slide and runway appears open for rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month.

7 red flags that your real estate business is headed for a wipeout

Sep 5, 2025

Red flags aren't failures, coach Darryl Davis writes. They're signposts that help you course correct so that you can improve your business outcomes.

The American homeownership dream is primed for a comeback

Sep 5, 2025

Stuart Siegel, President and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, writes that while the American dream of homeownership is not dead, it is changing.

‘Is it cheaper to rent or buy today?’ How to answer that question

Sep 5, 2025

Find out how to help potential homebuyers navigate the market, Bernice Ross writes, while dispelling myths that might be keeping them from moving forward.

Zillow is taking down images at the center of CoStar’s copyright lawsuit

Sep 5, 2025

Homes.com parent CoStar sued Zillow in July over what it described as "systematic infringement" of copyrighted images. Zillow has yet to formally respond, but has started taking the images down.

‘Divine’ timing brings $80M Texas broker to eXp Realty

Sep 4, 2025

Cloud-based brokerage eXp Realty is continuing its recruitment run by snatching up one of Northwest Texas's top independent brokerages. After 13 years of running Amy Tapp Realty, broker-owner Amy Tapp is transitioning her 45-person brokerage into an eXp team. Amy Tapp Realty closed more than 350 transactions worth $80 million in 2024, making the group one of the top-producing firms in the Lubbock, Shallowater, Wolfforth, Slaton, and Idalou real estate markets.

DoJ opens criminal investigation into Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Sep 4, 2025

Cook's attorneys say she did not commit mortgage fraud, and is being targeted by the Trump administration to undermine the Federal Reserve's independence.