Real Estate News

The 2026 luxury playbook: What real estate agents need to know
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:23:55
When shopping at $5 million and above, today’s luxury homebuyers are operating at a level where precision and preparation make all the difference, CEO Daniel Ickowicz writes. read more»

Behind the scenes: Operational insights from scaling The Agency
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:18:44
The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin shares lessons learned from expanding into 150 offices across 14 countries. read more»

Rechat wants to capture every client conversation — and turn it into data
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:46:18
Rechat launches AI Memo, a built-in tool that records, transcribes and analyzes client conversations to help real estate agents improve follow-up. read more»

Rates, jobs data and stale listings cloud housing market outlook
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:18:44
Mortgage rates are poised for another turbulent week as markets brace for the first inflation reading since the Iran War began, with headline CPI expected to jump to 3.4 percent, up from 2.4 percent in February. read more»

Broker battles squatter in 10-month legal ordeal after buying home sight-unseen [VIDEO]
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:07:02
A California real estate broker endured nearly a year of legal wrangling to remove a man from her newly purchased investment property. read more»

Inman Market View: Where sellers listed in March despite higher rates
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 8:33:47
Homesellers pressed on in March despite elevated gas prices and mortgage rates. Drill down into your market and compare it to hundreds of others with Inman's interactive maps and charts. read more»

The marketplace is fracturing. Here’s how to compete anyway
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 8:15:06
The fundamentals of why sellers and buyers need a skilled, informed, honest real estate agent have not changed. read more»

Turn ‘How’s the market?’ into a lead without being weird
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 8:00:50
Stop giving market lectures, and start positioning yourself as a market expert with this simple strategy for lead generation and follow-up from Josh Ries. read more»

New NAR committee policies represent a promising start
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:32:30
NAR is responding to member expectations by making progress toward a more modern, effective and accountable volunteer structure, Craig Cheatham writes. read more»

All the single ladies: Why working with women is no longer niche
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:49:43
To work more effectively with real estate clients who are women, America Foy writes, stop leading with assumptions and start leading with competence. read more»

This AI-powered listing strategy beats April’s ‘perfect-week’ launch
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:32:33
Forget "list and pray." Coach Verl Workman teaches you to use artificial intelligence tools to your advantage to make your next listing stand out from the competition. read more»

Florida just made it harder to block new housing development
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:20:48
Appeals to neighborhood character alone won't be enough to kill a proposal if a developer has proposed reasonable mitigation measures. read more»

INTERACTIVE: Here’s why mortgage rates are spiking now
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:49:52
A mix of macro factors, policy statements and war in the Middle East have created mortgage rate volatility and dampened the 2026 home sales outlook. read more»

Spring market posted strongest March in 5 years as rates climbed
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:14:43
Zillow's March Market Report showed pending sales rising 4.6 percent annually, the strongest pace in five years, even as mortgage rates climbed nearly half a point. read more»

Real estate company owner hit with $1.7M tax lien, fraud charges
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:05:28
The tax lien is the latest in a legal saga that began late last year with a 16-count federal indictment for bank fraud and money laundering related to the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program. read more»

Shock event sours rosy real estate hopes for 3rd straight spring: Intel
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 9:00:55
Client pools saw little change in March. But the once-optimistic outlook for 2026 fizzled as the war in Iran drove borrowing costs higher. read more»

Here’s the advice Mauricio Umansky gives agents when the market gets tough
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 8:44:45
The Agency founder shares simple habits that have mattered most throughout his career to help today's agents flourish in a challenging market. read more»

Interactive dashboard: Explore results of Intel’s March survey
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 8:00:03
Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel's most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time. read more»