The Inman News founder painted a picture at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday of a future in which AI brings homes directly to consumers and makes the transaction easier and more joyful.

Luxury Presence has rolled out a series of AI agents for marketing, using them to help agents and brokerage marketing teams do more outreach, lead nurture and display advertising in less time.

"We're not competing against either Realtor or Zillow for customers. We are doing something completely different. In essence, we are now No. 1 at that," Andy Florance said onstage at Inman Connect San Diego.

Tired of paying rent increases and hearing the ‘sirens and screams’ in Hell’s Kitchen, he looked for a studio or one-bedroom in Turtle Bay, Kips Bay and Midtown East.

A one-bedroom in SoHo, a three-bedroom on the Upper West Side and a two-bedroom in Jackson Heights.

This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes near the water in Southold and Margate.

A Pew Research Center survey suggests that they may like you more than you realize.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate President Ginger Wilcox shares a call to bring care, knowledge and professionalism back to the center of the industry.

If you normally get nervous during listing consultations, team leader Carl Medford offers reassurance that listening more than you speak can help you land the listing.

Working with commitment-phobic clients can be a struggle, coach Darryl Davis writes, but with empathy and education, you can guide the most hesitant client toward a confident handshake.

Coach Melanie Klein profiles Michala Costello and the Curated Living Team to find out how they stay connected and consistent.

While colleagues are taking vacations, Amy Corr writes, you have the opportunity to lean in on lead generation and personal connections that pay dividends for years to come.

When someone already knows, likes and trusts you, your listing appointment is different from what you'd do with a cold lead. Carl Medford shares strategies for closing the deal.

The shifting market, new buyer behavior and new technology are changing how brokers approach their business, Anthony Lamacchia, Alex Vidal and Leo Pareja told attendees at Inman Connect San Diego on Wednesday.

Sears was optimistic, but said that NAR membership is projected to drop by 150,000 members and that the organization will face a $30 million deficit.

With job market stable and economy chugging along, futures market investors now think the odds of a September rate cut are less than even.

Revenue was up 21.1 percent year over year to $2.06 billion, marking a new all-time high for the brokerage. Transactions were also up 20.9 percent year over year, even as transactions in the market overall dropped by 0.9 percent.

Mortgage rates have stabilized and more inventory is coming online, but applications for purchase loans fell by a seasonally adjusted 6 percent last week compared to the week before.

Pending home sales dropped on a monthly and annual basis in June, according to the National Association of Realtors. Economists are split on what the decline means for the market as homebuyers navigate wider economic fears.

Costar, parent company of Homes.com, says Zillow is displaying thousands of images that are CoStar property — an act described in the complaint as "willful, mass infringement."