For real estate agents, it's essential to be prepared to protect and defend yourself and your client’s property and data, Erica Ramus writes.
We asked 5 new agents, ‘How’s business?’ Their answers might surprise you
During a time of significant disruption, new agents have continued to enter the industry with optimism. Find out how it's really going for these new agents.
Should they stay or go (down) now? Forecasters are split on where mortgage rates will be in 2026
In predicting that mortgage rates will drop below 6 percent next year, economists at Fannie Mae are more optimistic about growth and less worried about inflation than their colleagues at the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Turn 1 short video into 3 posts: How to scale your content with AI
Instead of trying to do everything yourself, Josh Ries writes, leverage the power of AI to help repurpose and rethink your content marketing.
Fathom’s share price rebounds after $5.4M offering closes
CEO Marco Fregenal says company will use proceeds to "invest in sales and marketing initiatives, pursue strategic opportunities that enhance our platform and support ongoing operations."
Here’s why indies are stoked about the Compass-Anywhere deal
Most indie brokers Inman spoke with as news of the Compass and Anywhere transaction unfolded on Monday felt that the brokerages becoming one huge entity would make the indie experience even more attractive to agents.
In Greenwich, Conn., a Bucolic Retreat for a High-Powered Adman
Andrew Robertson, who ran BBDO Worldwide for 20 years, and his wife, Susan, are selling their six-acre home. The asking price is $13.75 million.
Inside Fox News Host Dana Perino’s New Jersey Beach Home
A tour through the Fox News host’s New Jersey beach home
Experts see Anywhere acquisition as bid to remake real estate in Compass’ image
In acquiring Anywhere, Compass would absorb a smattering of business models and a load of debt. But it might gain something its CEO has long sought, observers say: more sway over industry affairs.
A compliance expert quizzed ChatGPT. Here’s what it got wrong
Compliance expert Summer Goralik put AI to the test on California real estate law. Here’s what it got right, wrong and dangerously incomplete.
Why agents who ignore branding won’t survive the next 5 years
Without a brand, you will spend your career chasing deals. Alyssa Stalker explains why recognition and presence are the difference between hustling harder and selling more.
5 creative strategies to overcome seller staging objections
Bernice Ross shares strategies for showing sellers that real estate staging can add value and save time between listing and going under contract.
Here’s what comes next in the Compass-Anywhere deal
The FTC and Department of Justice are expected to scrutinize the impacts of the deal — which would give the merged companies a combined market share of 18 percent
A security expert’s top 10 tips for keeping real estate agents safe
As Realtor Safety Month approaches its end, Robert Siciliano offers a reminder that agent safety requires vigilance and planning.
Compass agents see play for Anywhere as a power move
Agents said the deal gives the combined firms increased bargaining power and could help move the needle in Compass's legal battles.
Compass to Buy Top Rival, Further Condensing Brokerage Industry
The proposed merger with Anywhere Real Estate would create a nationwide real estate behemoth.
Better shares soar on bullish thesis by activist investor Eric Jackson
EMJ Capital's founder posted a thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is "the Shopify of mortgages" with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth.
Is NAR the big loser in the Compass and Anywhere deal?
Compass has long had a contentious relationship with the National Association of Realtors. Real estate veterans speculated Monday that NAR could thus suffer as Compass grows.
Compass’ merger with Anywhere Inc. will reshape global real estate
CEO Mickey Alam Khan writes that with its new merger, Compass will finally achieve its goal to become the Amazon of real estate.
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.