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With oil at $75.80 and mortgage rates near 6.50%, housing is watching whether Warsh can keep the Fed patient on hikes.

The real story in today’s Monthly New Residential Construction release from the Census Bureau isn’t a collapse in construction. It’s a production strategy that took shape months ago. Headlines – and their sibling, “headline risk” –don’t enjoy a particularly good reputation among

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Director Bill Pulte are asking Congress for the power to bring civil lawsuits against individuals suspected of mortgage fraud.

When it comes to private listings, the seller's case is being made loudly and well, eXp CTO Carrie Lysenko writes. The buyer's voice is barely being heard at all.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said existing-home sales and median home prices should increase 4 percent by the end of 2026, despite market headwinds.

Illinois federal judge denies CoStar bid to file an amicus brief in Zillow’s case against MRED and Compass, with a July hearing ahead.

The 2026 Trustees Report estimates Social Security's 75-year funding gap at 4.42% of taxable payroll, up from 3.82% a year earlier.

Home sales are near 4.2 million, with lock-in preventing about 870,000 sales in 2026 and only about 5.8% decaying annually.

Project NexusRE from NorthstarMLS, REcore and WAV Group targets permissions, usage monitoring and accountability for AI access to listings.

The Homes.com parent company asked to file a "friend of the court" brief defending Compass and Chicago’s MRED multiple listing service.

The court ruling on the $100,000 H-1B fee raises questions about localized housing demand, especially in markets such as Celina north of Dallas. Executives and economists say uncertainty around immigration policy and tech hiring may limit any near-term rebound even if the ruling

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Pratzios told a standing-room-only crowd at NAR's 2026 Legislative Meetings that AI tools are available now — and agents who wait risk falling behind in what he called a "K-shaped economy" splitting businesses i

May housing starts fell 15.4% to 1.177M, while completed new homes for sale hit 122,000, a level that often limits new building.

Realty ONE Group has rebuilt its agent platform from scratch, launching ZONE Pro, a proprietary AI-powered operating system that bundles an AI growth coach, global referral network and business automation tools.

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Zillow is pushing back on the idea that Google’s newly expanded home listing ads pose an immediate threat to its core business and traffic.

By providing data support and interpreting the numbers, Luke Babich writes, you can help your buyer clients make a speedy, informed decision.

The next few years will reward agents who are comfortable navigating complexity, new Inman contributor Michael Krein writes, particularly for the segment of buyers who stretched to enter the market.

The agents who thrive understand that the most valuable thing they can offer a client is not information, Mauricio Umansky writes. It's the wisdom to know what to do with it.

Strong terms are a competitive advantage, coach Darryl Davis writes, and a buyer’s agent who packages and validates them is doing real work for their client.

The real estate agents who build lasting practices in this market are those who show up for all of their clients consistently, America Foy writes.

NAR CEO Nykia Wright told a standing-room crowd at the association's 2026 Legislative Meetings that she faces opposition within NAR — and that historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's study of Lincoln's team of rivals taught her to treat it as a strength.

Infinityy and Local Logic are partnering to embed hyperlocal neighborhood intelligence data directly inside Infinityy's AI-powered listing platform for Premium members.

Eddie Garcia grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, but today runs a fast-growing national brokerage called Realty of America.

RLTYco is launching a national consulting division led by strategist Danielle Garofalo and broker Scott Elwell to help brokerages and large teams scale without sacrificing brand.

It’s not the leads. It’s what happens — or doesn’t — after they come in.

Big brokerages are growing more powerful. But indie leaders feel just fine. Inman Intel identifies the concrete steps they're taking.