Inman Intel: Insights & Research
More buyers today are moving because they have to. Here's what they look like — and how agents are courting their business in a down market
Inman Intel Index Highlights
4 in 10
Anywhere agents who responded to Intel's survey in January said their brokerage has announced it will be switching to Compass tech platforms. Another 39% said their brokerage has not provided guidance on this yet.
40%
of agent respondents in January said they had negotiated compensation with at least one recent buyer — a share that has dipped in recent months but remains higher than at any point before May.
1 in 3
agent respondents in January said their buyer pipelines were worse off than the same time last year, down from nearly 1 in 2 October
55%
of brokerage leaders surveyed in January told Intel they were concerned about the state of the economy. That's as low as any point since the U.S. announced a wide array of reciprocal tariffs on foreign imports in April.
Industry veteran Erika Mendoza will serve as managing partner and broker in charge, and Abigail Hines Miller will also serve as managing partner, according to the company
‘We can make the leasing agent’s job easier,’ Apartments.com executive says as the company pushes the rental industry to modernize the lease-up experience
Tacoma's Margo Hass Klein joined Compass this week, according to the company. She's the latest in a string of Coldwell Banker agents who decamped for Compass this year
Matterport sets another benchmark for digitally immersive real estate marketing with creation of Genesis, which upon release, will allow users to quickly insert, move, edit and redesign interiors within created spaces
The regional brokerage has purchased HK Lane, a 75-agent firm in the Coachella Valley, and welcomed back about 50 agents that were part of a team that left for rival eXp Realty in April
It wasn't easy, but builders survived the market downturn without mass layoffs. And they've clawed their way back near normal sales levels
In a market like this, a culture of productivity helps keep agents in the industry, Workman Success Systems CEO Verl Workman told Inman Intel
The dual hypotheses that low-fee brokerages aren’t sustainable, and that their agents are less productive, are false, Mike DelPrete writes
Moving technology and concierge company MoveEasy has rebranded as LiveEasy to accommodate new tools, better connectivity and its introduction to the rental market
Agents who use the new system can rapidly generate social media content, marketing visuals, property descriptions and other assets to boost market attention
With focus on single-family rental category, Picket calls itself a 'provider of integrated technology and services for residential real estate investing, management and resident experience'
OJO Pro+ will cater to just a handful of teams in each market. The product is one of two new offerings from OJO meant to provide high-quality leads and insights to agents
The housing downturn was supposed to bring the market back into balance between buyers and sellers. But recent inventory gains have stalled
The CEO of coaching and training business SparkTank Media dished on how artificial intelligence will enhance lead prospecting and where agents are failing amid a murky economic landscape
The new features will allow agents to automate more of their work and better manage their deals, according to an announcement Tuesday. The goal is to help agents amid a challenging market
A more robust proptech-partner network in the industry is now slightly more geographically minded as MoxiWorks welcomes market-intelligence firm Local Logic to its MoxiCloud