Inman is looking for citizen journalists with their fingers on the pulse of their local real estate markets. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4itQMJE
Real estate agents have had time to talk with listing clients about higher mortgage rates. They're now apprehensive about the year ahead. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4BMUtmH
Most brokerages are built to fix mistakes, not prevent them.
68% of broker owners say at least 2 in 10 files come back for correction. See what else 40 broker owners told us in our new report with @side_realestate
Get the full report: side.com/broker-owner-report…
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Got something to say about your local market? We want to hear it!
Inman's Local Storytellers program is open for applications. It turns agents into citizen journalists — the people who actually know how a rezoning, a developer, or a single block's price swing moves a local market.
National newsrooms can't track thousands of markets at that level of detail. Agents live it every day. This program gives that knowledge a platform, with content launching January 2027.
Interested in joining our team of citizen journalists? Submit an application: inmanlocalstorytellers.inman…
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Jeff Glover takes Glover Agency independent after 17 years with Keller Williams, telling Inman the move is about keeping Glover U broker-agnostic. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4iwQ66m
Don’t jump straight to a price cut when you have a listing not selling. These seven strategies refresh your marketing and put it in front of new buyers. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4ksfBrZ
Agents overwhelmingly asked to hear from Barbara Corcoran at Inman Connect New York. Here’s why her scrappy, no-agenda advice matters in a tough market. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3WHQ981
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. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3U7Gkzz
How do teams keep top producers? Team leaders and the agents who stay share what works: strong leadership, real incentives, culture and room to grow. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4ixPXQ7
Real estate commission settlement accounts held $711 million as of Sept. 30, according to a declaration from Isaac Lim of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney filed Oct. 29. The accounts earned $17.7 million in interest through September, and the filings don’t show when eligible homesellers will be paid. Settlement administrator JND Legal Administration faces a court-ordered audit of its billing.
Read more: inman.com/2026/10/30/nar-gib…
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Zillow's iBuying chapter isn't fully closed. Five years after shutting down Zillow Offers, the company has reached a $212.5 million settlement with investors who claimed it overstated how the program was performing in 2021. Zillow admits no wrongdoing.
Read the full story: bit.ly/3UuB1u2
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OPINION: The Open Real Estate options give sellers just two choices: market or participant view. Darryl Davis makes the case for a third door. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3WdIcHA
Concerns over housing supply and affordability have reached a fever pitch and become a major issue for voters in this year's midterms. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4koCgp2
The hardest part of building a top team might be deciding who to let go. 💡
Kyle Whissel built eXp's highest-volume U.S. team on a principle most leaders flinch at: enforce standards, even when it means cutting people. But the numbers back the approach: $875M in volume and over 1,000 transaction sides last year.
Full story: inman.com/2026/10/29/how-kyl…
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The down payment is the biggest hurdle for most buyers. Zillow just offered to cover it. 👀 Zillow Home Loans will front eligible FHA buyers up to 3.5% as a no-interest second loan — as long as they finance through Zillow.
Full story on Inman: inman.com/2026/10/28/zillow-…
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Fannie Mae’s net income rose 8 percent to $4.2 billion during the third quarter, but rate volatility has pushed the enterprise to double its credit loss reserves. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4zYDJXH
The 2026 Best of Proptech Award winners are here! 🏆
We picked winners in 21 categories from 126 nominees, and for the first time we also named a runner-up in most of them.
Congratulations to Luxury Presence, our Best Overall Proptech of the Year, and to runner-up BrokerBot.
A few more winners to know:
- 100 won Proptech Startup of the Year
- Livia won Best AI-Native Startup
- Cotality won our new Responsible & Ethical AI Award
- Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks is AI Visionary of the Year
- Josh Miller of Epique Realty is Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year
See every winner and runner-up: inman.com/best-of-proptech-a…
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The Fed held rates steady, but don't expect mortgage relief. Economists say the pause does little for homebuyers, with the 30-year fixed at 7.32% and another hike expected in December.
inman.com/2026/10/28/federal…
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The agents who grow in a tough market aren't the ones waiting for conditions to improve. At Inman Connect San Diego, Erin Krueger made the case for a shift in how agents think about their business. Scarcity keeps people reactive. Planning makes them proactive.
🎥 Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel, where we post more conversations like this from ICSD: bit.ly/48jgNqj
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