DOJ appeals NAR win in probe of commission, pocket listing rules

The antitrust enforcer wants a higher court to overturn a ruling that limits its investigation into the Realtor trade group's Participation Rule and Clear Cooperation Policy.

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Rocket’s new Visa rewards card targets first-time homebuyers

The credit card's rewards points are structured to incentivize borrowers to choose Rocket Mortgage when financing their homes.

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Revive wins again, takes home 2 ADDY awards

The awards, called ADDYs, are highly coveted in the advertising and marketing space, and Revive took home a Silver ADDY for its mobile app Revive Home and a Bronze ADDY for its website design and content.

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5 tips for expanding the size of your investment portfolio

The best way to grow your real estate income is to increase your number of property holdings. But what’s the best way to go about increasing your portfolio, and how do you know if you’re making the right choices?

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Rent peaked in February 2022. Here’s why it’s still driving inflation

Private indexes show that rent peaked in early 2022. But the impact of the rapid increase in rent could still show up in inflation readings for months, economists told Inman.

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Retire early with real estate: 7 ways to reach financial freedom

From house hacking to the BRRRR strategy, try these approaches to reach financial independence with real estate. Better yet, combine several of them for even faster results

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Boomers strike back: Older buyers unseat millennials as top cohort

Baby boomers have long enjoyed advantages over millennials in the home market. Now, they're outnumbering them as well.

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What to expect as ERA’s Fuel 2023 hits Caesar’s Palace this week

ERA Real Estate is kicking off its annual Fuel conference in Las Vegas Tuesday through Thursday. Here are the sessions, speakers and events you can't miss this week.

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Tell us about your best performing piece of content: Pulse

As you look back at your online and social media platforms, it's time for you to do some bragging: Tell us about your best-performing piece of content.

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West Coast hit hardest as US home prices cool for 7th-straight month

Nineteen cities out of 20 tracked by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Schiller Index posted monthly declines in January, with the biggest decreases seen in San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego.

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Fully digitized closings can save lenders more than $400 per loan

Snapdocs research finds often overlooked secondary market efficiencies like reduced funding cycle time account for about 80 percent of savings.

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Fredrik Eklund’s REAL Messenger to go public via Nova Vision SPAC

The transaction will have a pre-money enterprise value of approximate $150 million at closing, according to an announcement Tuesday. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.

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The Agency launches 3 Canadian offices in March

The offices across Toronto West, Fort McMurray and Ontario's York region raise The Agency's number of Canadian offices to 16 and its total number of global locations to 79.

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Will spring be a bust? 4 decades of housing data tell a complex story

Past periods of high inflation and high rates — be it in 1979, 1980 or 1990 — have caused the housing market to stall. But they also didn't crush it forever, according to an Inman analysis.

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Consistency equals consumer confidence. Here’s how to build a trustworthy brand

Brand consistency becomes brand recognition. Brand recognition converts into trust, and trust equals success. 

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ChatGPT picked favorites from 10 commission objection scripts

If you’re having trouble figuring out which scripts work best in various situations, take them for a test drive on ChatGPT, writes trainer and author Bernice Ross. See what it says, and ask it to explain why one script is more effective than the others. 

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10 tips to make your first client event a roaring success

When done well, events offer huge rewards, whether that’s increased brand engagement or more leads coming through your door from referrals made at events themselves. 

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Compass Houston founding member Garcia takes team to KW Luxury

Houston real estate veteran Haley Garcia has taken her seven-person team to Keller Williams. Garcia was with Compass from 2018 to early 2023 and generated $205.5 million in sales volume during her last two years with the brokerage.

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First Citizens BancShares to acquire SVB in FDIC-brokered deal

The deal includes the purchase of approximately $72 billion in loans at a discount of about $16.5 billion, along with the transfer of all of the bank's deposits totaling about $56 billion, according to the FDIC.

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‘Great Reshuffling’ winds down as COVID hotspots and tech hubs cool

Cities in the West that saw prices soar during the pandemic are now cooling while metros in the Northeast and Midwest are showing more resilience, according to a new analysis.

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