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5 questions to ask 55+ buyers that most real estate agents skip
The 55+ buyer is making a different kind of purchase, prioritizing planning for a future they aren't yet experiencing. Seniors Real Estate Specialist Karen Light shares ways to guide the conversation.

Is the Bay Area Boom real or just smoke and mirrors?
The Bay Area has always been resilient. Now, it’s accelerating again, Brett Jennings writes. The question for real estate pros is how to show up.

Home sale cancellations dip as buyer, seller negotiations improve
Redfin reported contract cancellations declined 0.1 percent in April to 47,000 — the lowest level since September 2024.

NAR is presiding over a real estate free-for-all where there are no rules
The performance of the National Association of Realtors in past decades is what stewardship failure looks like at industry scale, Amit Kulkarni writes.

HUD targets construction costs as inventory gap persists
HUD has published recommendations urging state and local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction. But independent analyses from Zillow and Realtor.com identify mortgage rate lock-in, stretched consumer budgets and tariff-driven volatility as supply constraints that the report does not address.

Newrez to borrowers: Let ChatGPT answer your mortgage questions
Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant, a custom ChatGPT tool trained on its own underwriting guidelines, letting borrowers research mortgage options without forms, phone calls or sales pressure.

Chicago agents caught in middle as MRED-Zillow dispute hits listings
For agents and brokers, the disruption moved a broader fight over pre-marketed listings into more practical territory about advising clients.

The retention strategy most brokers overlook — and it doesn’t cost what you think
Kathy Viard and Peter Morris, co-owners of Signature Premier Properties on Long Island, New York, talk with Darryl Davis about culture and retention.

9 AI red flags that are destroying your professional credibility
When content feels generic, it signals a lack of effort, and that is a direct hit on your credibility as a communicator, Holly Brink writes.

You can’t afford business as usual. The future belongs to visionaries
Broker Lori Muller explains what a groundbreaking shift in celebrity marketing can teach you about leadership and business-building.

The buyer in front of you cares about the market, not listings
While access to listings matters, it's market interpretation that buyers are missing out on, Deb Siefkin writes. Here's how to help them navigate the complexities.

From data to decisions: What sellers need in today’s market
Sellers aren’t hiring an agent for information, new Inman contributor Christopher Watters writes. Sellers are hiring someone to help them make sense of all of the available information.

House passes Housing Act — minus institutional investor regulations
The House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 396-13. However, the bill no longer includes regulations on build-to-rent housing.

Revive wants to replace the Zestimate conversation
Revive has upgraded its AI platform to help agents move seller conversations beyond automated valuations, bundling comp intelligence, home condition analysis and renovation estimates into one listing tool.

Over 60% of Chicago listings vanish from Zillow amid dispute with MRED MLS
As a dispute over pre-marketed listings boils over in Chicago, Zillow and MRED have accused each other of violating agreements.

New NAR metric shows homes remain out of reach for middle-income buyers
Even as inventory grows, the homes entering the market remain largely out of reach for middle-income buyers, according to a new joint report from NAR and Realtor.com.

Where the buyers are going: America’s fastest-growing cities
The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates show big-city growth dropped, while midsized suburbs held steady and, in some cases, accelerated.

US home inventory isn’t stabilizing — it’s splitting at the seams
Drill down into your real estate market and compare it to hundreds of others with Inman Market View's interactive maps and charts.