As you seek to put together a lead-generation strategy, Josh Ries provides a starting point to help you determine who you're talking to.
Recruiting top talent takes a storyteller, not a salesperson
Recruiting expert Brett Jennings explains that the best recruiting strategies are not about features and tech, but inviting agents to envision who they can become.
Crystal balls and tea leaves: The Download on 2026 forecasts
Everybody's looking ahead to 2026, so this week's Download rounds up the forecasts and advice you need to hit the ground running.
Why real estate marketing can’t afford distractions in 2026
From tighter budgets to deeper AI integration, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of higher stakes for social and digital marketing. Marketing forecasts reveal where volatility is increasing, which trends still matter and why focus, trust and execution will separate what works from what doesn’t.
This real estate video content WILL convert in 2026
If your resolution for 2026 includes a video marketing strategy, these real-life examples from Jimmy Burgess will provide inspiration for implementation.
Can Your Landlord Charge Extra for Building Amenities?
Fees for certain improvements and conveniences in rent-stabilized buildings can be allowed. But landlords can’t just charge for anything.
FHA builds record reserves against a gathering storm of delinquencies
With delinquencies and debt-to-income ratios on the rise, the Trump administration is lifting foreclosure restrictions and eyeing tighter underwriting requirements for borrowers with multiple risk factors.
Colorado brokers must use new form in latest push for disclosure
Brokers must obtain "informed consent" to share clients' confidential information after regulators change a long-standing form in Colorado.
Fresh start: The team and agent moves kicking off 2026
Some of the industry's best teams and brokers have started the year with a new brokerage. Here are updates from Compass, Douglas Elliman and others.
NAR’s final report of 2025 showed growing homebuyer momentum
In November, pending home sales made their best showing yet of 2025, in a sign of growing homebuyer confidence in response to factors like increased affordability and higher inventory.
Looking back and looking ahead: Inman’s Top 5
Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories, according to Inman readers.
$2 Million Homes in London
A loft in a 19th-century warehouse, a four-bedroom house in South London and a house on the former estate of Sir Henry Tate.
Let the Sky Shine
In New York, skylights are a coveted design feature. These examples double as functional works of art.
26 how-tos to future-proof your business in 2026
To help make sure that you start 2026 on the right foot, Dani Vanderboegh, who runs the contributor program at Inman, has pulled together 26 how-tos worth reading again.
Great agents stay focused on the human side of real estate
Find out how The Sarkis Team breaks records year after year and how they're setting a new standard for excellence across their state.
Los Angeles Fridge Law Ends Baffling Rite of Passage for Renters
Starting today, landlords must provide tenants with working refrigerators.
Life Led Them to Brooklyn, but to Which Two-Bedroom Condo?
A couple moved up from Asheville, N.C., to be closer to their children and grandchild. On the checklist: a newer building and fun things to do.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Carnegie Hill and Cobble Hill.
Homes for Sale in New York State
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Great Neck and a three-bedroom in Briarcliff Manor.
Why Is It So Expensive to Cut Down a Tree?
The rising costs of labor and equipment are trickling down to homeowners who need to call “timber!”