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Home Binder is a home management app that assists owners in knowing the pulse of everything going on in and around their property. It centers its pitch heavily on maintaining home value and connecting to a local network of professionals.

Housing inventory, market shifts and generating listings are the topics that dominated 2021's top 10 stories, contributed from the Inman community. 

Nick Bailey, Jamie King, and Michael DiSalvo ask, 'What do consumers want? What do they need? Are we serving them on their terms, or are we demanding they meet us — the agents — on ours?'

Brian Icenhower isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. He isn’t worried about losing followers. And he doesn’t care if the truth is hard to swallow. It’s time for the real estate industry to take its medicine, and Brian Icenhower is stepping up to give it.

Rather than trying to keep up with the ever-changing homebuyer and seller tendencies, agents should stay proactive. Here’s what agents can focus on in 2022 to better meet the evolving needs of the consumer.

While online reviews might not always be top-of-mind as you manage your day-to-day, they have become a critical differentiator that can make or break business success.

Mario Mitchell, president and CEO of The Mitchell Team with Keller Williams South Park, has developed an innovative (and inexpensive) way to help new agents get the jump-start they need (and it’s a win for everyone in the company). Watch the full video as Jimmy Burgess and Mitchell break it down for you.

The tech-enhanced brokerage is the first major real estate firm to move toward a stock market debut in 2022. That move, however, comes after a tumultuous year for publicly traded real estate firms.

In one "hot spot within a hot spot" — McDonough, Georgia — 70 percent of homes flipped by iBuyers like Zillow Offers and Opendoor were resold to institutional investors, many without being listed.

Ara Mamourian, a managing partner with The Spring Team at RE/MAX Hallmark Brokerage, is working to launch a non-profit that provides technology, like laptops, to Canadians in need.

On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, 'There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement for a home to be listed in the MLS .' Mostly, real estate agents disagreed.

On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, "There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement." Mostly, real estate agents disagreed.

Jenny Arden also previously worked at Google and Lyft, and will now help Zillow build out its end-to-end user experience.

From personal health and spending more time with family to finally clinching that big break, here are the goals luxury real estate agents are striving for in 2022.

"When all the experts unanimously agree, it makes me nervous," Inman Publisher Brad Inman writes. "I'll never forget the careless chorus of experts pumping up the housing market in 2008."