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	1 12 posts Tue, Jul 1, 2025 Mortgage rates are coming down. Does the trend have any legs? How to create a new agent business budget for 2025 Celebrity Broker Sues National Association of Realtors Over House Listings Broker Public Portal soft launches, adds Doorify MLS as investor 30+ Scroll-Stopping Social Media Prompts for July Invest in Professional Photos Why Pennsylvania Is the ‘Just Right’ State for First-Time Buyers Fleeing Big Cities Mauricio Umansky’s ThePLS.com sues NAR over private listings California passes bipartisan bills that overhaul environmental law to bolster building starts 20 Success Principles every real estate agent should master Rocket offers preferred mortgage pricing for Redfin-linked deals NWMLS fires back at Compass, saying the brokerage adopted a ‘free-rider strategy’	2 5 posts Wed, Jul 2, 2025 With Invasive Plant Species, Experts Say We Should Be More Proactive $500,000 Homes in Maine, Minnesota and Virginia A Potential Mamdani Mayorship Strikes Fear in the Real Estate Industry Define Each Room’s Purpose Downward trend in mortgage rates not enough to spur homebuyers	3 12 posts Thu, Jul 3, 2025 Structuring high value joint ventures for real estate brokerages Ditch the senseless hustle: How to create a business and life you love Broker Spotlight: Erwin Nicholas II, Mr. Real Estate 7 hacks to neutralize team tension before it derails performance Tool Kit: Rebuilding the real estate dream team Huddle Up: How The Heyday Group is redefining team culture in Austin Brian Buffini: ‘Apathy’ is the greatest threat to real estate The N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Have Soared Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx From City Renters to Westchester Buyers, a Young Family Looked for Space to Grow Mortgage rate drop unlikely after steady June jobs report	4 10 posts Fri, Jul 4, 2025 7 ways remote work has shaped homebuyer preferences Funny business: Why humor is the unsung hero of real estate survival 7 secrets that sell: Summer staging on a smart budget VA ends key foreclosure rescue program in another setback for veterans and their families The pursuit of home: What we’re really celebrating this 4th of July $1 Million Homes in Finland Three Small Gardening Projects Anyone Can Do Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market Listing bans, lawsuits, and a ‘big, beautiful bill’: Inman Top 5 Real Estate Brochure Tips	5 2 posts Sat, Jul 5, 2025 My Timeshare Is an Albatross. How Do I Get Rid of It? How industry infighting makes it harder for clients to achieve the American dream	6 3 posts Sun, Jul 6, 2025 Not just Meta: Don’t sleep on YouTube and LinkedIn The action-first formula fueling 1 team’s real estate surge The Brooklyn Allergist’s Office That Was Once Home to a Spy
7 18 posts Mon, Jul 7, 2025 Boost your business with co-ownership Kevin Sears on what he’d tell the DOJ (if he gets another meeting) Your city just got ranked. Now put it to work for your business 6 creative strategies to refresh your marketing now Are you about to become a real estate dinosaur? Why my new URL will end in .realtor or .realestate Easy-peasy tech automations (with no learning curve required) Agents lower hopes after summer’s tepid start: Client Pipeline Tracker Supercharge your summer marketing: The Download A Scramble for a Woman, 77, Who Lost Her ‘Forever’ Apartment In Tough Times in Alabama, It Helped to Live in a Ballroom $1 Million Homes in California How to Calculate Mortgage Payments EXp CEO: You can’t champion consumers and gatekeep listings What to do in Denver in July 2025 Job loss fears, mortgage rates weigh on housing sentiment These are the 31 markets where home prices have fallen the most A Day Before Trial, Alleged Accomplice of Alexander Brothers Is Cleared	8 11 posts Tue, Jul 8, 2025 Speed-to-lead is not the same as speed-to-qualify Expert energy: How to become the go-to agent in any market Luxury market ‘as strong as ever’ despite broader slowness Lorna Simpson’s Brooklyn Art Studio Is On the Market First speakers announced for Inman On Tour Texas 2025 Stay in Touch After the Sale Buyers and sellers face off as inventory and delistings rise For Family Reunions, Just Walk Down the Hall Portal wars field a new fighter — backed by the country’s largest news publisher Hive MLS hires RentSpree to assist members Fannie, Freddie ordered to accept new VantageScore 4.0 credit score	9 18 posts Wed, Jul 9, 2025 ‘Small acts of kindness’ abound in Texas Hill Country flood aftermath House hacking: A creative solution for your exhausted buyers Using systems to scale: Run your business, don’t let it run you How to help your buyers avoid costly mortgage mistakes Realtor vs. real estate agent: Why the difference matters Are sellers coming off the sidelines in your market? Pulse Need a Tool for a Home Project? Get Yourself a Library Card. Can a Spate of New Builds Finally Revitalize Gowanus? For These Pros, No Home Improvement Request Is Too Niche $900,000 Homes in New York, Illinois and Oregon SERHANT. expands operations into the Washington DC metro area Compass acquires Colorado-based indie PorchLight Real Estate Group Host “Real Estate 101” Events Dwiggins on Compass, Zillow and real estate ‘Armageddon’ American Real Estate Association partners with RLTYco New rules for Fannie, Freddie credit scoring are stumping lenders ‘It could have been us’: Houston Realtor shares flood survival story Homebuyers rushed to lenders last week as mortgage rates dipped	10 9 posts Thu, Jul 10, 2025 How Gen Z Is Buying Homes Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn Homes for Sale in New Jersey and New York After Years in the D.C. Suburbs, She Wanted ‘Total Privacy’ in the Virginia Mountains Midwest Real Estate Markets Median US home price hits new record as pending sales drop Broker Spotlight: Tricia Schlosser, Century 21 Morrison Realty Trump official: Fed chair to answer for ‘ostentatious’ renovations Livvy Dunne Tried to Buy Babe Ruth’s Former Apartment. An N.Y.C. Co-op Board Said ‘No’.	11 16 posts Fri, Jul 11, 2025 7 interior design hacks every agent should know Whether it’s a penthouse or a purse, visibility matters: Exclusive 10 summer holidays that make perfect pop-by moments Goby Homes centers on driving transactions: Tech Review 13 tips for turning your summer open house into a marketing event Jade Mills advises new agents not to neglect Sunday open houses $550,000 Homes in Nicaragua He Built a House With No Doors and Windows You Can’t Close Nantucket’s Workers Are Living on the Margins Real Estate Video Tips Gatekeeping, portal wars, ‘Armageddon’: Inman’s Top 5 Compass agrees to share its exclusive listings, with 2 caveats With Instagram’s latest update, posts can now boost your SEO Trump administration expands Fannie Mae title waiver program Denver Real Estate News – July 2025 Mortgage lenders ask for more guidance on VantageScore 4.0	12 2 posts Sat, Jul 12, 2025 Being a neighborhood expert isn’t enough anymore Can You Stop People From Smoking Outside Your Building?	13 3 posts Sun, Jul 13, 2025 Industry pros weigh in on visibility, gatekeeping and real estate ‘Armageddon’: The Download 7 tired business strategies that are costing you closings Let’s talk about S-E-O: What agents need to know now
14 12 posts Mon, Jul 14, 2025 ‘Survivor’ contestant, real estate all-star shares 5 actions to transform your business Revive stale client relationships with these 34 outreach ideas Why the luxury real estate market can feel optimistic for 2025 3 practical ways agents can win on social media right now 5 ways to ensure buyers and sellers choose YOU as their next agent Century 21 CEO: Recruiting ‘is so ultra competitive right now’ In a more buyer-friendly market, sellers are emerging too $3.8 Million Homes in California Realtor.com acquires collaborative home search app Zenlist Compass names Altos Research founder as its 1st chief economist Fed rebuts accusations that Powell mismanaged $2.5B renovation Zillow unveils interactive ‘drone-like experience’ along with other new features	15 18 posts Tue, Jul 15, 2025 Own your own gate — or be replaced by one of the gatekeepers Why legacy could be real estate’s most overlooked business builder How to get buyers to sign a buyer-broker agreement (and actually thank you for it) Century 21 CEO on rethinking the inventory challenge Why high-end buyers are still spending big on luxury real estate Inman celebrates industry visionaries: Announcing the 2025 Inman Innovator Award finalists To Afford Montauk, He Went on ‘Jeopardy’ Adorning a Manhattan Loft With Hand-Crafted Inspirations Doorvest acquires Wreno, integrates renovation management platform Viral ‘realtorshateme’ campaign creator launches self-sale software Deep Clean Everything Have you changed your process in light of the private listings drama? Has this Austin MLS ‘solved’ the private listings conundrum? NAR’s new member-only market tool tracks prices, demand, affordability Foreign buyer property purchases in the US rose 33% from last year Trump adminstration accuses another political opponent of mortgage fraud: Adam Schiff Keller Williams released from telemarketing lawsuit after plaintiff withdraws case Mortgage rates are headed up again on June CPI inflation report	16 19 posts Wed, Jul 16, 2025 Inner edge: How belief, desire, faith and persistence unlock success 3 secret AI prompt strategies that supercharge your business Homes.com sent direct mailers to sellers across the country asking them to pay to ‘boost’ their homes West Palm Beach Emerges From the Shadows With New Luxury Condos and Offices Plan a Garden, Then Make It ‘Maximalist’ $2.9 Million Homes in Connecticut, Arizona and Idaho Condo Conversion in Former Brooklyn Church Offers ‘Piece of History’ Nest Realty reimagines its tech with AI company Rechat Announcing the Realtor.com® PRO Resources hub on Inman.com NAR defeats discount brokerage Homie in antitrust lawsuit Difficult Clients $90.6M New Jersey-based Parlay Group Joins Keller Williams (KW) Judge tosses buyer complaint against HomeServices of America ‘Zillow is taking your clients right out of your hands’: Andy Florance Keller Williams Expands to Singapore Keller Williams continues global expansion, moves into Singapore Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not accepting VantageScore 4.0 Homebuyers get cold feet as mortgage rates rebound from lows Why you’re losing listings (and how to get them back)	17 14 posts Thu, Jul 17, 2025 Why indie brokerages still matter Real estate’s secret weapon is radical personalization: Umansky Inman Market View: Peer deep inside the inventory realignment 5 reasons part-time agent doesn’t mean rookie agent To Live Up to a Legacy, These Texas High Schoolers Had Two Days to Build a Tiny House Renters Are Taking Over the Suburbs Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx $2.6 Million Homes in Whistler, British Columbia Finding a Gem in the Woods of Central Connecticut Zillow slams Compass’ ‘hidden listing scheme’ in new court filing Email Marketing for Lead Nurturing Broker Spotlight: Deborah Morton, The Agency Atlanta Backers of rival mortgage credit scores wage public relations war	18 12 posts Fri, Jul 18, 2025 EXp Realty exec tells agents to stop using bad photos This agent bought a home at 22. Now she helps Gen Z do the same What real estate brokerages can learn from luxury hotel brands 3 ways to protect the identity of a high-profile luxury homebuyer Strategies, schemes and shenanigans: Inman’s Top 5 As it turns out, ‘Superman’ has always been a real estate movie To Live Up to a Legacy, These Texas High Schoolers Had Two Days to Build a Tiny House Single-family permits and starts reach 11-month low in June Navigating awkward commission conversations: Now Streaming Outside lawyers, WSJ editorial board urge Trump not to fire Powell Meme stock rally? Short squeeze? Opendoor’s share price is soaring Blend Labs embraces Doma’s ‘instant title decisioning’ solution	19 3 posts Sat, Jul 19, 2025 Even if you’re a solo agent, it still pays to be a team player Stale listing? Here’s how to reset, refresh, relaunch: The Download Who Wins When Neighbors Fight?	20 2 posts Sun, Jul 20, 2025 10 easy daily marketing moves that build your brand and business The rise of punk rock kindness: What Superman teaches us about content that sticks
21 15 posts Mon, Jul 21, 2025 Debunking the top 10 myths about second home co-ownership — and revealing the realities behind them The do’s and don’ts of crafting compelling listing descriptions The modern Realtor’s toolkit Here’s what a Redfin data journalist learned from taking a $25K bath on the sale of his house The savvy agent’s guide to working with athletes and celebrities How to create a purpose-built brand for luxury real estate Everything old is new(?) again when it comes to marketing your listings Are commissions still falling? What Intel’s watching in weeks ahead $1.7 Million Homes in California Converting a Favorite Rental on Cape Cod Into a Legacy Agent Growth Tips Toronto’s Micro-Neighborhoods: Where to Move if You Want Vibes Without the Downtown Price Tag IBuyer shares are soaring as investors continue buying frenzy Douglas Elliman dragged to court amid wrongful termination claim Elizabeth Warren calls Pulte out for social media attacks on Powell	22 15 posts Tue, Jul 22, 2025 Does your social media suck? Take this summer marketing audit 5 money mistakes other agents made (so you don’t have to) The Grok meltdown: Cautionary AI lessons for every agent Don’t be dazzled by the glamour when working with celebrity clients Inman announces the 2025 Golden I Club finalists, celebrating the leaders in luxury real estate Take the Inman Intel Index survey for July Agents find marketing magic in low-ball asking prices Skittles the Chameleon and Lincoln: These Rooms Are Made Just for Them Child’s Bathroom Tile Murals Steal the Show in Hudson Valley Home’s Design Be a Problem-Solver Take Inman with you on the go with Click-to-Listen capability Waning buyer activity pushes home price growth to 2-year low Stop calling this a buyer’s market. We’re not there yet Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman is now in the mortgage business Homes.com just signed up thousands of agents, sold scores of ‘boosted’ listings	23 13 posts Wed, Jul 23, 2025 The leadership playbook: Stay ahead in a fast-moving market Instant gratification is destroying your business. Here’s how to avoid the distraction trap It’s not all about the money: The savvy agent’s guide to working with athletes and celebrities How to make recruiting ‘a hell of a lot easier,’ according to one exec What’s happening with home prices in your market? Pulse $325,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina Inventory’s up, but buyers aren’t biting as June sales slide again U.S. Homes Are Not Selling, and Prices Continue to Rise Meet Lucy, an AI assistant that’s ‘all about empowering’ agents In the World of AI, Are Designations Dead? Mr. Cooper is ‘firing on all cylinders’ going into merger with Rocket Higher rates aren’t stopping homebuyers from bargain hunting NAR notches a legal win after judge tosses ‘3-way agreement’ lawsuit	24 5 posts Thu, Jul 24, 2025 To Understand the Delacorte Theater Renovation, Peek Inside This Rowhouse Buying a High-End Home? A Million Dollars Mostly Falls Short. Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut Two Americans Made Their Dreams Come True in Normandy, France	25	26	27
28	29	30 1 posts Wed, Jul 30, 2025 Rocket reorganizes to close Redfin acquisition, Mr. Cooper on deck	31