Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
P.S. Don’t miss The Download, our weekly column that breaks down one of the week’s top stories and equips you with what you’ll need to meet next Monday head-on.
7 copy-and-paste prompts to get your business recommended by AI
The agents AI recommends in the future won’t get there by accident, Jimmy Burgess writes. They’ll get there because they intentionally built trust, authority and relevance online.
NAR’s CEO admits there’s opposition within. History says that’s a strength
NAR CEO Nykia Wright told a standing-room crowd at the association’s 2026 Legislative Meetings that she faces opposition within NAR — and that historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s study of Lincoln’s team of rivals taught her to treat it as a strength.
Inman taps Zillow, Compass, HomeServices execs for new advisory council
The 16-member founding council will convene for the first time at Inman Connect San Diego in July, as the company accelerates a transformation it’s calling “Inman 2.0.”
How the World Cup is impacting the housing market in 2 US host cities
Listings are being pulled in Boston. In Miami, international buyers and travelers are flooding in. Here’s how the 2026 World Cup is reshaping both markets.
Bed Bath and Beyond will acquire Fathom Holdings in all-stock deal
The deal, announced Wednesday morning, is an all-stock transaction that will value Fathom Holdings at about $53.38 million.
