For real estate professionals, tax planning isn’t just about filing at year-end; it’s about maintaining accurate records throughout the year. Tax expert Maeda Palius shares her best tax tips and hacks for tax preparation.

HomeSmart unveiled new branding for its 25th anniversary on Tuesday. Brokerage leaders said the redesign, which includes a new logo, wordmark and website design, reflects its commitment to "simplicity and transparency."

Since returning in July as CEO of the company he founded, Anthony Hsieh has cleaned house, hiring or promoting 10 executives who can help take loanDepot "back to our roots."

Declining social media views aren’t necessarily a problem, Josh Ries writes. They’re a sign of algorithm evolution, which is a big win for real estate agents.

Falling Into Balance

Denver’s Market Finds Its Rhythm

As the seasons change, so does the market’s tempo. September brought a sense of steadiness — a far cry from the wild fluctuations of 2020 through 2022. The shifts we’re seeing now are smaller, more measured, and in many ways, healthier. While these micro-adjustments may seem uneventful compared to the dramatic swings of recent years, they reveal something more refined: a nuanced buyer and a nuanced seller, each requiring tenacity, trust, and expertise to make the perfect match. Buyer activity held firm, with only a slight dip in closings and a modest uptick in new contracts through late September. At the same time, homes continued to spend more time on the market, maintaining a dynamic where buyers have room to negotiate and sellers benefit from thoughtful pricing and strong presentation.

Inventory levels remain a defining feature of this balanced environment. Options for buyers continued to grow in September, with new listings rising month-over-month for both detached (3.87%) and attached (12.74%) homes. Active inventory at month’s end climbed 17.62% year-over-year and now sits 70.17% above September 2022 levels. This expansion reflects the ongoing normalization of supply and demand—a cooling of the feverish pace of years past, but far from stagnation. Historically, the average number of active listings for September (1985–2024) is 15,149, with a record high of 31,450 in 2006 and a record low of just 3,971 in 2021.

How can a boutique brokerage avoid being eclipsed by an industry behemoth? Dezireh Eyn suggests leaning into transparency as a differentiator.

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Seeking a getaway from Toronto, a doctor and a software engineer built a two-story lakeside cottage that employs a “reversal of space.”

Social media is as important today as it ever has been for real estate agents. In recent months, Inman spoke with agents succeeding on multiple platforms. Now all their tips are gathered in one place, with a few more from SERHANT. CEO Ryan Serhant.

Recruiting and retention aren't just about branding or commission splits. Verl Workman shares what agents really need from their next brokerage.

While your phone is a valuable tool in your real estate business, Pam Blair writes, leaving it alone is a necessary component of self-care and work-life balance.

Summer Goralik explores the bittersweet symphony of robot umpires in baseball and AI in real estate — and why perfection still needs a human rhythm.

What ideas are out there that might transform our service for clients, Carl Medford writes, and how can you use your creativity to transform your business?

Tap into content and media opportunities to raise your profile and elevate the reputation of your real estate business, broker-owner Amy Stockberger writes.

Portal giant says most agents who receive a notice about violating Zillow’s private listings rules only received one notice.

Doug Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996 to simplify consumers' mortgage loan search. He led the company through several busts and booms, growing its market value to more than $750 million.

As the government shutdown reaches the end of its second week, some student loan borrowers are saying they plan to skip their next payment. Although some borrowers don't mind the credit ding, real estate professionals are urging borrowers who want to purchase a home this fall to keep paying — or risk derailing their homeownership journey for another year.

Charting a new course beyond turmoil, Nykia Wright vows transparency and tells NAR’s 1.5 million members the organization is on the cusp of unveiling a 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.

A bungalow in Los Angeles, a midcentury modern home in Santa Rosa and a Craftsman in San Diego.

Zillow has had a difficult month, with lawmakers and rivals filing four lawsuits aimed at upending portal's main business segments. Although Zillow's next moves will likely come with some pain, experts say it won't end their dominance in the industry.