How to survive the future as Generation Z hits the real estate market
Generation Z includes people now in their 20s and teens. They're young, but beginning to buy houses and poised to become a major force in the near future.
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 24
How to talk to millennials as they take over the real estate world
Millennial real estate preferences are shaped by a desire for convenience and amenities, coupled with the lingering effects of the Great Recession. This is the first installment in Inman's 5-part series on the ways people from different generations approach the homebuying experience
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 23
DOJ: No need to argue harm to consumers, buyers in NAR pocket listing suit
NAR's attorney says The PLS is trying to 'have their cake and eat it too' by claiming brokers are both the victims and the perpetrators of the Clear Cooperation Policy
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 21
Number of Realtors hits new record high in 2021
For the third straight year, NAR membership hit an all-time high, likely propelled by a blistering hot housing market. Among the 50 US states, Georgia saw the biggest percentage increase
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 20
COVID hit the US 2 years ago today. Housing hasn't been the same since
Agents remain optimistic 2 years into the pandemic as the market waits to see who breaks first: buyers or sellers. Buyers, meanwhile, continue to pay record prices. Will the surge continue?
by Taylor Anderson Jan 20
A desert landscape
Of the median 8 homes buyers saw in 2021, they toured 3 of them virtually, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 19
32 success strategies top female leaders want you to have (Part 2)
Top women in real estate outline important trends you need to know — plus how to use several different tech tools to maximize your success this year
by Bernice Ross Jan 19
Renovation startup Curbio raises $65M in Series B
Curbio's tech platform streamlines home repairs and only collects payment when a property sells. The company plans to use its new cash to expand its technology and geographic reach
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 18
REX: Realogy's stance is prelude to a reckoning on commissions
Realogy says it believes in buyer agents and cooperative compensation, but not in forcing brokers to enter a commission amount to list in a multiple listing service
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 11
M. Ryan Gorman: Of course Realogy believes in buyer's agents
Opinion
After agents responded to Realogy's stance on mandatory commission sharing, Realogy Brokerage Group President and CEO M. Ryan Gorman sets the record straight. 'It’s important to me to get this right,' he writes
by M. Ryan Gorman Jan 10
hundred dollar bills lined up
On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, 'There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement for a home to be listed in the MLS .' Mostly, real estate agents disagreed
by Marian McPherson Jan 7
Realogy calls on NAR to eliminate commission-sharing requirement
Realogy is publicly calling on the National Association of Realtors to kill a requirement that listing brokers offer commissions to buyer brokers in order to submit listings to MLSs
NAR is second biggest trade group donor to 'Sedition Caucus': Analysis
Donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 election results from the National Association of Realtors and Rocket Mortgage clocked in at more than $375K in 2021
How to pronounce real estate's trickiest names and terminology
Here's how to talk shop with the best in the biz, and how to avoid looking like a dork at your next cocktail party
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 31
Why the housing market won't burn quite as hot in 2022
The housing market will cool slightly in 2022, but will scorch as a multitude of buyers chase too few homes, according to economic experts who spoke with Inman
by Andrea V. Brambila Dec 30