Resources

Brokerage and team recruiting amid the merger wave

Jun 4, 2026

Despite the challenges, new Inman contributor Andy Goodman writes, mergers create recruiting opportunities unlike any other time in the business cycle.

So you just got your real estate license? Time for a financial plan

Jun 4, 2026

Your budget turns big goals into real numbers — and real numbers into a clear game plan for how many homes you need to sell.

Performing fluency: AI theater and the real work happening backstage

Jun 4, 2026

The more AI-generated content, analysis, imagery and communication flood the market, Dezireh Eyn writes, the more important discernment becomes.

The seller who wasn’t there: How deepfakes and deed fraud crash real estate deals

Jun 4, 2026

FNF's Brian Maughan explains how organized rings are using deepfakes, fake IDs and forged notary seals to pull off seller impersonation, and what real estate agents can do about it.

New York goes after pocket listings as bill heads to governor’s desk

Jun 4, 2026

Here's how a new state bill could reshape the private listings debate and change how you do business with sellers, Darryl Davis writes.

Connecticut joins wave of states restricting private listings

Jun 3, 2026

Connecticut joined a growing list of states restricting pocket listings after Gov. Ned Lamont signed SB 340 on May 27. The law requires residential listings to be publicly accessible the moment any marketing begins, with penalties of up to $5,000 or license suspension for violations.

What to say when clients ask about the data center down the street

Jun 3, 2026

As more data centers move into residential neighborhoods nationwide, more clients are arriving with questions, new Inman contributor Elizabeth Quinn writes. Here's how real estate professionals should answer.

2 text messages, $2.8M: How 8 words created a binding contract

Jun 3, 2026

A written-communication protocol is a professionalism signal that helps you stand out, attorney Kelly Lise Murray writes. Implement these five simple fixes to keep your emails and texts contractless.

How an Inman reporter represented himself and used AI to buy his dream home

Jun 3, 2026

I spent five months walking down the path of buying my family a new house in our dream location without using a Realtor.

Should IDX go away? An interview with Hoby Hanna

Jun 3, 2026

James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna for a candid conversation about listing data, MLSs, private listing networks and the future of IDX.

NAR-backed LotRoll wants to be the MLS for manufactured housing

Jun 3, 2026

LotRoll, a Colorado startup selected for NAR's REACH 2026 accelerator, is building the missing data layer for manufactured home transactions.

Sellers are pulling listings as buyers hold firm on price

Jun 3, 2026

Sellers pulled 5.8 percent of all U.S. home listings in April, tied for the highest share since March 2020, as buyers hold firm on price, and asking prices post their steepest annual drop since 2017.