Inman Intel: Insights & Research
The Real Brokerage has already taught GPT how to help agents. But failing to use the same software or work with the same data results in few opportunities, CTO Pritesh Damani told Inman
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.
As the market for proptech nears $100B, executives at companies like Contactually and Trackxi are grappling with a paradox: As the market grows, what brokerages and agents want is narrowing
In the 18 months since the acquisition, the firm has gradually rolled out its proprietary technology, pl@tform, to Christie's affiliates and early adopters are now seeing 'great impacts,' said Wong
The company’s unique property image tagging and compliance product has been implemented into the Central Virginia Regional MLS
Web activity grew by 54% in March 2023, easily the greatest increase of all top-ranking websites worldwide, according to Veza Digital
With fewer transactions in play, agent recruitment and retention comes down, in many cases, to the way agents are compensated
TopProducer, at 40-years-old, released a new suite of features called Social Connect to help users find new avenues of business through digital marketing, the company said
Friday's strong jobs report renews worries that the Federal Reserve is not done hiking rates to combat inflation as policymakers face June 14 decision to 'hike, skip or pause'
The former rivals are now jointly providing cash offers to consumers in a total of 16 markets, most of them spread out across the Sunbelt, according to an announcement Thursday
The company, which supports real estate professionals who want their own brand, plans to have its staff members work in the markets where its partners are based
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Portal competitors are shelling out big money in an effort to dethrone Zillow, but do they stand a realistic chance?
The Brooke Amendment — a law otherwise known as 'the 30% rule' that has shaped US housing policy since the 1960s — is in the crosshairs as spending on real estate soars to record heights
Alexia Rodriguez, CEO of KW Cares, Keller Williams' philanthropic arm, reflects on the nonprofit's 20th anniversary and why companies with employee hardship funds enjoy higher retention rates
In addition to Mosaik and Roomvu, Plunk is also providing actionable market data to DropOffer, Calque and SphereBuilder, according to a company announcement
Brokerage Engine will leverage Payload’s flexible set of APIs to automate a range of crucial financial functions, according to an announcement exclusively sent to Inman
The expansion is part of Zillow's 'enhanced markets' program, which is now in 6 cities and part of the company's efforts to eventually build a real estate 'super app'
The portal's co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow's impact includes creating tens of thousands of new 'super agents'