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Redfin to provide Compass with 1 million leads by 2029
A headline-making partnership with Compass International Holdings took over Rocket's Q4 2025 earnings call, with leaders giving more details into how both parties will benefit.

Compass posts ‘strongest Q4 results in our history,’ but feels the weight of merger costs
Despite gains in revenue, agent count and gross transaction value, Compass also grappled with a $42.6 million net loss in Q4.

Compass partners with Rocket-Redfin to display coming-soon listings
Compass Coming Soon listings will receive priority display on Redfin.com, with buyer inquiries sent to Compass listing agents, according to details of the new partnership.

EXp seeks move to Texas after Delaware judge allows sexual assault case to move forward
A Delaware judge allowed sexual assault claims to proceed against Sanford and other members of eXp's board, and just six weeks later, the company filed paperwork to establish an April vote on moving incorporation to Texas.

Cutting through the rhetoric: What the economy really tells us about real estate in 2026
Based on the data, real estate is not in a boom cycle, coach Darryl Davis writes. It's not in a crash cycle. It's in a recalibration cycle.

SCOOP: With merger complete, layoffs come for Anywhere and Compass
Six weeks after the two companies merged into a mega-brokerage, layoffs began taking place at both brands last week and continued this week, multiple past and present employees at both companies told Inman.

Arizona family wins Redfin’s $1M home in digital scavenger hunt
An Arizona man, his wife and their 7-month-old daughter have become winners of Redfin's Great American Home Search, a contest to locate and win a $1 million home, which Redfin launched on Super Bowl Sunday.

CertifID grows platform from fraud prevention to closing management
CertifID broadens its platform from wire fraud prevention to full closing workflow management, adding payoff ordering, eSignatures and digital payments.

Leo Pareja: ‘Consolidation begets more consolidation’ (WATCH)
EXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, REMAX CEO Erik Carlson and Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz debated the state of the real estate industry at Inman Connect New York.

Clarity, strategy, momentum: Inside the agenda for Inman On Tour Nashville
On April 22, Inman On Tour lands at the Country Music Hall of Fame for a one-day experience built for agents who want direction in a shifting market. From consolidation to AI to back-to-basics lead generation, every session is designed to answer one pressing question: What should you be doing right now to win?

Old tricks, new tech? Opendoor reboots in-house mortgage
Opendoor is testing an in-house mortgage product, reviving its lending ambitions as it pushes toward a fully integrated, end-to-end transaction platform.

The real money in real estate isn’t just commissions 
Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman breaks down ancillary income streams for agents, including referral networks, investments, speaking and content.

5 telltale signs an agent has ‘commission breath’
An agent's single-minded focus on commission only can bring chaos to a brokerage, managing broker Derek Carlson writes. Here's what to watch for when you're recruiting top talent.

Being found in the age of AI: The collapse of the ‘I’m the best’ era
Attention is now rented, and authority is infrastructure, Molly McKinley and Lauren Henss write. That means instead of the attention economy, we are now operating in the trust economy.

How the KISS principle works in a noisy real estate industry
"Keeping it simple" is an essential principle for real estate success. Find out how broker-owner Joey Conner puts it into practice for better recruiting and retention.

What high-performing real estate agents do differently from the rest
Most agents use the same tools, chase the same clients and wonder why they plateau, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here's what the top performers do differently.

Ownwell raises $50M to grow its property tax appeal fintech
Ownwell has raised $50 million to expand its AI-powered property tax appeal platform, betting that rising homeownership costs will drive demand for automated tax relief.

Despite its record length, Trump’s State of the Union falls short on housing details
During a one-hour-and-47-minute-long speech, President Trump had few words to share on issues important to real estate professionals, like affordable housing, mortgage rates or the inventory crisis.