Who's online

There are currently 0 users and 1 guest online.

Real Estate News

Share your expertise: Take the Inman Intel Index survey for May

Inman Real Estate News - Mon, 05/20/2024 - 04:00
The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to real estate's most ambitious monthly survey today.
Categories: Real Estate News

Inside the lock-in effect: Cheap mortgages weigh on US consumers

Inman Real Estate News - Mon, 05/20/2024 - 04:00
Homeowners with at least a 5 percent mortgage rate are three times more likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5 percent rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights' latest consumer poll.
Categories: Real Estate News

At NAR midyear, ‘the media’ was cast as the villain — repeatedly

Inman Real Estate News - Mon, 05/20/2024 - 03:00
NAR's legal team, president and chief economist defended the group's cooperative compensation rule and used journalists as a scapegoat repeatedly during midyear panels earlier this month.
Categories: Real Estate News

4 ways to showcase your value to homebuyers

Inman Real Estate News - Mon, 05/20/2024 - 02:45
Homebuyers need professional guidance more than ever as they complete one of the most important transactions of their lifetime.
Categories: Real Estate News

Crypto and AI are on the rise. Here’s how they are coming to real estate

Inman Real Estate News - Mon, 05/20/2024 - 02:26
AI is reshaping the landscape of property transactions, revolutionizing traditional processes and boosting overall efficiency.
Categories: Real Estate News

How commission changes could lead to transactional transparency

Inman Real Estate News - Sat, 05/18/2024 - 03:00
This journey is not without its challenges, broker Bob Mathew writes, but the rewards — enhanced transparency, consumer trust and a more competitive marketplace — are worth the effort.
Categories: Real Estate News

Empower homefront heroes with source of income freedom, fairness

Inman Real Estate News - Sat, 05/18/2024 - 03:00
This Memorial Day, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, in addition to words of gratitude and affirmation, it's even more important that our veterans have access to affordable housing choices that accept their hard-earned benefits. 
Categories: Real Estate News

UWM expands program that dispenses with title insurance

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 15:10
Nation's largest mortgage lender says brokers "will no longer need to work with a title company or settlement agent for title work, balancing fees, scheduling closing or any related communication."
Categories: Real Estate News

Sun Belt cities see fastest rent deflation amid building boom

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 12:53
Nine of the 10 cities with the steepest drops in rent in April were in the Sun Belt, according to Redfin.
Categories: Real Estate News

PayHOA closes Series A funding round of $27.5M

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 12:27
A company that builds software for homeowners’ associations, PayHOA, landed a Series A funding round of $27.5 million.
Categories: Real Estate News

Keller Williams retreats on profit sharing cuts for defecting agents

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 12:20
The cuts, initially approved last summer, were set to go into effect this July. But as of this spring, Keller Williams was facing multiple class action lawsuits over the changes.
Categories: Real Estate News

What are you supposed to tell your clients now? The Download

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 11:48
In the face of so much rapid change and an often-frustrating lack of clarity from The Powers That Be, what the heck are you supposed to tell your buyers and sellers now?
Categories: Real Estate News

Kushner project on site of NATO bombings in Serbia draws protests

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 11:25
The Serbian government signed a deal with a Kushner-affiliated development company earlier this week that will allow them to redevelop the former headquarters of the Serbian army.
Categories: Real Estate News

Tools, questions, rates: Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 10:42
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.
Categories: Real Estate News

Redfin expands new compensation plan to agents in 25 more markets

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 10:18
With the expansion, Redfin Next is now available to agents in 36 markets nationwide, according to an announcement Friday. Redfin execs said the plan has "proven to be even better" than expected.
Categories: Real Estate News

Even sweeter. Honey Homes draws $9.25M with latest funding round

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 08:22
Era Ventures, led by Clelia Peters, was the lead investor in the round, its second since October, according to an announcement Thursday. Khosla Ventures and Pear VC also contributed to the round.
Categories: Real Estate News

Suddenly, it appears that portal traffic is a non-zero-sum game

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 04:00
Based on estimates of Homes.com’s traffic increase, it's additive to the market and not affecting other portals’ traffic, Mike DelPrete writes. However, that’s not to say it won’t affect their businesses.
Categories: Real Estate News

7 reasons great real estate agents will always be needed

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 03:00
Now is the time to expand your skill set, broaden your knowledge and provide value at a higher level than you’ve ever provided, Jimmy Burgess writes, so that you won't just survive, you'll thrive.
Categories: Real Estate News

Renters insurance verification? Try CheckMy Resident: Tech Review

Inman Real Estate News - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 03:00
CheckMy Resident by Modives is software that makes it easy for landlords and property managers to verify renters' insurance, Inman tech reviewer Craig Rowe writes.
Categories: Real Estate News

UWM’s controversial mortgage site now an official NBA partner

Inman Real Estate News - Thu, 05/16/2024 - 16:46
Lawsuit alleges search results on Mortgage Matchup are "designed to steer borrowers to brokers who funnel nearly all their business to UWM, regardless of whether UWM offers the most competitive loan terms."
Categories: Real Estate News