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Rechat wants agents to ditch the keyboard for its AI assistant, Lucy

Jul 21, 2026

Rechat launched "Hey Lucy," a voice-first ad campaign showing agents skipping the keyboard entirely as its AI assistant handles CRM updates, market reports and listing tasks by voice command.

Select 2.0: Inman’s bold bet on the future of real estate

Jul 21, 2026

Inman is reimagining itself with Select 2.0, set to be unveiled at Inman Connect San Diego — a smarter, faster platform built for how real estate actually works.

Ratification used to be the finish line. Now it’s the riskiest week of the deal

Jul 21, 2026

Buyers are comfortable going under contract before they are in love with the home. Here are the three conversations that shift demands.

Compaire offers agents a new way to shop for their next brokerage

Jul 21, 2026

Compaire launches a private "career intelligence" platform letting real estate agents compare brokerages and teams as agent migration has recently reached historic highs.

Listings, mortgage rates and the price of oil: Numbers to know

Jul 20, 2026

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at the economic indicators poised to impact the real estate market in the weeks ahead.

This 1 question ends the debate on private listings

Jul 20, 2026

You can't rebut a webinar and a podcast in 800 words, Bruce Ailion writes. You don't need to — the whole case collapses under a single question.

Prefab home startup Boxabl goes public after $3.5B SPAC merger

Jul 20, 2026

The startup gained national attention after Elon Musk said he had lived in one of its "Casita" tiny homes near SpaceX’s Texas facility.

Ready to break into new development? Act like a partner

Jul 20, 2026

Real estate developers aren't interested in smooth talkers, SERHANT.'s Patrick Southern writes. They hire experts who can mitigate their risk.

Inman announces the 2026 Inman Innovators award finalists

Jul 20, 2026

Now in its 29th year, Inman's flagship award unveils the finalists for Inman Innovators, recognizing creativity across the real estate industry.

Realtor.com ranks the South as the best region for starter homes

Jul 20, 2026

Robust inventory is softening starter home prices in the South, but the overall picture for first-time buyers is still grim.

AI is changing real estate, but not in the way most people think

Jul 20, 2026

As AI reshapes how consumers search and evaluate homes, agents must rethink how they position listings and themselves.

The real estate market is shifting toward auctions. Here’s why

Jul 20, 2026

In the Concierge Auctions model, auction is not a replacement for traditional brokerage. Rather, it is an added layer on top of it.