Homebuyers are still only dipping their toes back into the market. But it's enough for agents to feel cautiously optimistic again about the year ahead — and dream a little bigger
When new rules governing buyer's agent compensation went into effect, the share of real estate agents Intel surveyed who saw the National Association of Realtors as bad for the industry shot up. One year later, some agents are coming back around
For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel's latest survey of 3K working adults found
Real estate agents' clients were more directly affected by tariff policy in July than in previous months as costs began to stack up for US importers
Executives at some of the nation’s largest brokerage networks painted a clearer picture of how they're bracing for changes to how the industry approaches commissions, private listings and AI
While hard numbers won't be available for a few weeks, the Intel Index survey found signs that real estate agent client pools in July benefitted from an unexpected influx of homebuyers
New survey of thousands of US consumers by Inman and Dig Insights suggests many homebuyers are spurred to enter an unaffordable market by the assumption that things can only get worse
Upcoming financial filings may offer more clues about the longer-term trajectory for commissions under the settlement environment. Here's where things stand today
Why are active homebuyers now ready to list their old properties? The reasons vary by individual but display regional trends that track with national recovery, the Inman-Dig Insights survey found
Intel observed a notable rise in late June in the share of agents who said their buyer client pools were "substantially" slimmer than at the same point last year
The urban-suburban divide that helped define the housing market’s early pandemic boom has continued to shape its downturn and inventory rebalancing, according to an Intel analysis of hyperlocal data
In the first spring since new rules went into effect, agents told Intel they were more likely to field a hard bargain from a buyer or seller — a trend that squeezed buyer-side commissions from multiple angles
The market has undeniably shifted from the extreme seller's environment of the early pandemic. But in much of the U.S., buyers still face substantial inventory constraints, an Intel analysis shows
Agents and brokers who responded to the latest Inman Intel Index survey shared a broad range of stories detailing how tariffs are already spooking clients — and occasionally killing transactions
Real estate agents reported an unexpected hit to their listing pipelines in May as they navigated an uncertain market and weak spring, according to the latest Inman Intel Index survey results
New insights from the Inman Intel Index survey show how life is different these days — and often tougher — for indie brokerages than it can be for their big-brand competitors