As it geared up to fight for rules that were favorable to its private listings strategy, Compass set out to understand where hundreds of MLSs stood — and to create a 1-to-5 ranking system
Existing-home sales increased 5.1% month over month in December. However, it wasn't enough to push 2025 sales above the previous year's level
Coach Darryl Davis and his team have weathered many turbulent markets with their clients for decades, and they are predicting that confidence will be key for what’s ahead
INMAN EXCLUSIVE: A draft bill in the Washington State Legislature appears to be the next staging ground for the fight over how real estate listings are marketed
Opinion
Josh Ries examines why the system designed to help agents quietly handed control to third party portals, and how we can take it back
Easing interest rates, down payment assistance and builder incentives are helping 1st-time homebuyers compete, according to the latest from the National Association of Realtors
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance Interim CEO Mary Mancera reflects on the 1st year of the Trump Administration and how the queer community is facing fear and change with courage
Brokers must obtain 'informed consent' to share clients' confidential information after regulators change a long-standing form in Colorado
In November, pending home sales made their best showing yet of 2025, in a sign of growing homebuyer confidence in response to factors like increased affordability and higher inventory
From crimes and misdemeanors to mergers and acquisitions, clients weren’t the only ones making moves this year. Here are the most-read Download columns of 2025
As the industry transitioned into a new era, big-player power moves, shifting rates, reform at NAR, technology advancements and more made 2025 another consequential year for real estate
Opinion
On the eve of reflection, choice and accountability, compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a compliance carol with the real estate industry
In 2025, NAR focused on policies, listening and responding to members’ concerns. Here’s how the organization and its leaders navigated an industry in turmoil
Opinion
Stephen Brobeck, senior fellow at the Consumer Policy Center, responds to Cara Ameer's recent critique of the CPC's report on post-settlement changes impacting homebuyers
In a weekend email to its members, Chicago’s MRED MLS warned that Zillow had been contacting subscribers to say there may be ‘disruptions’ starting in the new year
While most would stay, the share of real estate agents who say they would toss their Realtor membership if allowed is not small. Here's how some brokerages are planning to respond, and what arguments agents might find convincing