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One CEO on what will help agents grab more market share in 2026
Despite an underwhelming 2025, Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler is excited about the year ahead, saying that agents who master business basics and lean into niches will succeed.

Silent buyers: The data gap hiding inside every virtual tour
As visualization tech becomes ubiquitous, the agents who thrive will be those who understand what buyers think, not just where they click, Molly McKinley writes.

Smart strategies in a higher-rate market: How buyers can still win
Don't leave buyers high and dry amid higher interest rates, coach Verl Workman writes. Develop financial and negotiation strategies to tap into the market, and help clients win.

Why your YouTube channel flopped (and 5 ways to revive it in 2026)
Transform your YouTube presence into a high-yield business asset by pivoting to search-based content and mastering the "TV-first" viewing habits of the modern homebuyer, broker and new Inman contributor Zac Kennedy writes.

Don’t stay stuck! Build a fast-growing business you can sell
Contributor Greg Hague shares business-growth programs he created during his 17-year career that clients loved and his competitors hated.

Washington to consider requiring all listings to be marketed publicly
INMAN EXCLUSIVE: A draft bill in the Washington State Legislature appears to be the next staging ground for the fight over how real estate listings are marketed.

Visualize the market and win the client with Inman data tools
Updated monthly with the latest Realtor.com data, these tools transform raw data into actionable insights and client-ready visuals.

Vija Williams named Chief Growth Officer at Realty.com
As the company continues to expand its proprietary technology, data infrastructure and industry relations, Realty.com is formalizing its long-term strategy with the new role and Williams' appointment.

Fed chair responds to ‘political pressure, intimidation’ by Trump’s Justice Department
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell issued a rare warning in a video statement on Sunday that the Fed's independence was under threat of political intimidation, as evidenced by grand jury subpoenas served to the bank on Friday by the DOJ under what Powell characterized as a false pretext.

The portal-war endgames that real estate agents actually want: Intel
There's broad dissatisfaction with Zillow's primacy in the listing space, according to the latest Intel Index survey of real estate professionals. Here's what they say they want to see instead.

The Compass-Anywhere deal is done. This Coldwell Banker agent has lingering questions
As the merger closes quickly, Cara Ameer offers questions that still haven't been answered and insights on the future possibilities.

Compass founding broker on how 3-phase marketing works in NYC
On this episode, Scott Hustis, co-founder of Paradigm Advisory and one of the first agents at Compass, talks private listings, making it in NYC and what it really takes to win long-term in luxury.

An exclusive look inside the legal strategies at Compass and Zillow
In an Inman Exclusive, Taylor Anderson examined thousands of internal documents to unveil the legal strategies on both sides of the Compass-Zillow wrangling.

As home maintenance costs rise, agents turn to tools that reduce buyer risk
As U.S. homes continue to age, home repair and maintenance costs are rising faster than many buyers expect. A home warranty can help.

Stranger Things in the feed: When audiences take control
Stranger Things aren’t just happening on screen. They’re unfolding across social feeds, where audiences increasingly shape narratives in real time. From fandom-driven belief systems and breaking news cycles to platform shifts and AI-led discovery, participation is no longer passive. As control moves away from institutions and toward interpretation, clarity, restraint and trust have become the most valuable currencies online.

Momentum is no accident: Smart agents leverage these 2026 trends
Choose a few core actions, implement them in your real estate business, and allow time for the compounding effect to take hold, Jimmy Burgess writes.

How agents can use AI to prep 30 days of content in 1 hour
Rick Guerrero talks with AI strategist Carrie Soave, who shares a step-by-step social media plan that allows you to batch content and roll it out on your schedule.

Opportunity knocks: This week’s industry hires and moves
The industry shuffle continues, with teams and brokers going independent or returning to their roots. Here are updates from HomeSmart, The Agency and others.