Locked & Loaded: How the lock-in effect is impacting US consumers
Homeowners with at least a 5% mortgage rate are 3 times as likely to enter the market soon as those with a sub-3.5% rate, according to results from Inman-Dig Insights' latest consumer poll
by Daniel Houston Jun 5
Share your expertise: Take the Inman Intel Index survey for May
Opinion
The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to real estate's most ambitious monthly survey today
by Daniel Houston May 20
What agents and brokers really want to tell each other: Intel survey
Agents and brokers talk. A lot. But what's left unsaid may be nearly as important. Intel analyzed survey responses of hundreds of real estate professionals for insights into an unbreakable bond
by Daniel Houston May 13
Shape real estate's future: Take the Inman Intel Index survey for April
Opinion
The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to real estate's most ambitious monthly survey today
by Daniel Houston Apr 19
Recruiting War '24: For brokerages, headhunt pivots to cream of crop
Agent headcount — once a ubiquitous barometer of brokerage success — has faded, interviews and new Inman Intel Index results reveal. Instead, focus has shifted to 'the better and best agents'
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 15
Recruiting War '24: Agents field new offers constantly, Intel finds
A slower market and a crowded brokerage landscape have shifted efforts from quantity to quality, new reporting and Intel survey results reveal. For agents, it's now an unavoidable aspect of the job
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 8
On the cusp of capital? Doubts creep in, broker-owners tell Intel
Brokerage leaders told Intel their faith in improving capital conditions is still alive but weakening. What happens next remains an open question with high stakes for the real estate industry
by Daniel Houston Apr 3
Amid commission chaos, talk turns to ongoing gripe: clueless agents
Leaders at many brokerages say a lack of serious agents with a full-time commitment is a drag on the industry. Intel asks whether this might change in the wake of the latest settlements
by Daniel Houston Mar 25
Take the Inman Intel Index survey for March
Opinion
The Inman Intel Index goes beyond sentiment and trends by tapping into the real estate industry's most engaged community. Add your voice to the industry's most ambitious monthly survey today
by Chris LeBarton Mar 20
'The vibe is pretty good' as first earnings season of 2024 kicks off
Ahead of Q4 earnings this week and next, analysts are narrowing in on the future — and pleased by lower rates and a healthier economy as it rebounds from the final months of 2023
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 14
Why 94% of agents rode out 2023 with the same brokerage: Triple-I
Agents weathered the storm last year by mostly staying put. In response to the latest Inman Intel Index, agents and brokerage leaders revealed the factors that might lead to a job change in 2024
by Daniel Houston Jan 17
Why utopias fail and the 'Ponzi scheme' of new development
Michael Rodriguez, director of research at Smart Growth America, said that people have been building utopias for millennia, but the best cities are the ones that gradually evolve over time
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 27
Opendoor to double the number of homes it buys each month: CEO
CEO Carrie Wheeler told Intel that Opendoor wants to purchase 2,000-plus homes per month and that the company is leaning into partnerships like the ones it has with Zillow and eXp
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 8
Young homebuyers could lead the recovery. So what do they want?
First-time buyers are less likely than homeowners to be holding out for lower mortgage rates. But they hold a host of other priorities and concerns, according to an Intel analysis of buyer behavior
by Daniel Houston Oct 25
Take the inaugural Inman Intel Index survey for September 2023
Questions that matter. Actionable insights. Inman is officially launching Triple-I, a survey unlike any other in the real estate industry.
by Chris LeBarton Sep 25