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The perfection trap that’s holding your business back
Transform your storytelling and leverage content marketing to reveal your authentic professional journey and connect with clients, Jimmy Burgess writes.

What does NAR’s new settlement mean to real estate professionals?
Darryl Davis explains what the settlement is, why it matters and what, if anything, it actually changes about how you do your job.

Is the US short 1M or 10M homes? Here’s why nobody can agree
A new White House economic report estimates the country is short 10 million homes, but researchers can't seem to agree on the number.

NAR settles, new Compass data, SERHANT. expands: Inman Top 5
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.

Buyers accuse eXp of supporting Zillow’s ‘fraudulent business’
The plaintiffs in a Zillow class-action complaint claim eXp has harmed buyers by advertising Zillow Flex and supporting the portal's listing ban.

Multiple offers still common in Mid-Atlantic despite market cooling
Competition in the Mid-Atlantic housing market remains strong, with 57 percent of homes receiving multiple offers.

Homeowners remodel instead of move as costs keep them in place
More than 2 in 5 Americans renovated their home in the last year, and most did so as a deliberate alternative to moving, according to a new Redfin survey.

Mortgage rates dipped. See how they’ve evolved over the years
Use our interactive tool to track mortgage rates, and share the latest data with your clients, colleagues and friends.

The year everything changed: Now Streaming
Hear from some of the biggest names in real estate, and learn how 2026 is poised to reshape and transform the industry.

Agent charged with 150 felony counts related to possession of child sexual abuse material
Pennsylvania agent Albert Stroble has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communications facility.

New data shows the colossal scale of Compass International Holdings
New data released last week gives a clearer picture of the effect of consolidation on the real estate industry.

What ‘Summer House’ star Ciara Miller’s story teaches the real estate industry about Black wealth
The family home is often the first and only model of homeownership a Black child ever sees, Mo Gatling writes. It shapes what feels possible.

The housing market isn’t breaking. It’s being rebuilt in real time
While the industry debates exposure, writes contributor Deb Siefkin, the structure of the market and how buyers find homes is being rewritten.

NWMLS is one of few MLSs that don’t allow coming soons. Redfin says that should change
Redfin veteran Joe Rath — now at parent Rocket — said his company "supports a seller’s choice in how their property is marketed."

30-year mortgage rate inches down to 4-week low
Mortgage rates have dropped to an average of 6.30 percent, renewing hope in a more active spring homebuying season.

Where the line meets between fiduciary duty and fair housing
When access to a home is filtered through limited showings, selective exposure or overly restrictive buyer criteria, the result is fewer opportunities for certain buyers to participate at all, new Inman contributor Colette Stevenson writes.

Here’s what your 1st meeting with a buyer should look like
Your first meeting with a buyer is not a hurdle to get over, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is the foundation of everything that comes next.

Spring has sprung, but the inventory crunch is still in full swing
Frederick Warburg Peters looks at the spring market in New York City and the factors that are impacting inventory.