More working US adults are gearing up for a potential home search now than at this time last year. Intel digs into fresh results from the Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey to explain what might push a new wave of brokerage clients to market in the months to come
As Clear Cooperation's biggest opponents gain market share and influence, Intel surveyed agents and brokers on how they actually use private listings — and how deep their loyalty to the MLS runs
Agents at Compass and other large firms are increasingly set against Clear Cooperation. But at franchises and indies, the campaign may have only hardened their resolve, Intel surveys suggest
A renewed interest from homebuyer clients has been offset by lost ground with sellers, agents across the country tell Intel. It's testing their newfound hope for the year ahead
Today's brokerage-provided AI tools still take a backseat to third-party chatbots for many agents. With new products rolling out later this year, real estate leaders believe that may change
Adoption of AI tools is accelerating in the brokerage world as new models unlock additional productivity options for some of the most engaged users. Intel asked hundreds of agents how their workflow has changed
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