CEO Jay Bray says the loan servicing giant intends to "hit the ground running" when it merges with Rocket Companies later this year after turning a $198 million Q2 profit.
In the World of AI, Are Designations Dead?
“Do I still need to invest in an expensive designation course when AI can generate a three-day crash course on everything from negotiating to social media marketing?” Join Craig Rowe and Toby Schifsky as they delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of professional development education and how AI is significantly expanding the concept of “just-in-time” […]
Meet Lucy, an AI assistant that’s ‘all about empowering’ agents
Rechat wants agents to lean on AI like Lucy to improve their value proposition to consumers and make better use of the powerful tools software companies are building for them
U.S. Homes Are Not Selling, and Prices Continue to Rise
June, usually the height of the spring housing season, saw sales of existing homes drop from the previous month, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Inventory’s up, but buyers aren’t biting as June sales slide again
Existing-home sales declined by 2.7 percent from May 2025 but held steady compared to one year ago. Mortgage rates and high home prices continue to dissuade potential buyers.
$325,000 Homes in Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina
A 1950s bungalow in Beaver, a midcentury-modern house in San Antonio and a cottage from 1900 in Wake Forest.
What’s happening with home prices in your market? Pulse
Sellers want their price, and buyers believe they deserve a break. So what's happening with home prices in your market, and how are you setting expectations with clients?
How to make recruiting ‘a hell of a lot easier,’ according to one exec
ERA Brand President Alex Vidal knows that agents are getting hit up by competing brokers. But he has a four-step guide for successfully grabbing more agents
It’s not all about the money: The savvy agent’s guide to working with athletes and celebrities
In Part 3 of her five-part series, Cara Ameer provides insight on the financial realities of working with high-profile clients and trusted members of their entourage.
Instant gratification is destroying your business. Here’s how to avoid the distraction trap
Learn to lock in the necessary behaviors required to build your business, team leader Carl Medford writes, repeat them constantly, avoid pleasurable distractions and reap the rewards.
The leadership playbook: Stay ahead in a fast-moving market
In hypercompetitive, low inventory markets, brokerage President Jack Gross writes, success boils down to a few key principles: innovation, adaptability, a return to fundamentals and a commitment to agent education.
Homes.com just signed up thousands of agents, sold scores of ‘boosted’ listings
CoStar reported net profit of $6.2 million in the second quarter, down from $19 million in Q2 2024, as it sought to gain market share.
Luxury brokerage Douglas Elliman is now in the mortgage business
Mortgage broker Elliman Capital, a "strategic alliance" with Associated Mortgage Bankers Inc., will offer traditional and specialty loan products "from multiple national and regional lenders."
Stop calling this a buyer’s market. We’re not there yet
Troy Palmquist talks with Jordan Levine, SVP and chief economist at California Association of Realtors, to answer the question, "Are we really in a buyer’s market?"
Waning buyer activity pushes home price growth to 2-year low
Sixty percent of the nation's largest markets saw home prices slip from May to June, with the largest drop happening in Washington, D.C., due to federal layoffs.
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Child’s Bathroom Tile Murals Steal the Show in Hudson Valley Home’s Design
A designer and ceramicist set out to build a house in New York’s Hudson Valley region that her family could live in forever. Her son’s sketches stole the show.
Skittles the Chameleon and Lincoln: These Rooms Are Made Just for Them
Designing around a collection, whether the items are conventional or eccentric, can personalize a home.
Agents find marketing magic in low-ball asking prices
The share of $1 listings has risen 24 percent since 2024, according to Realtor.com. Inman spoke to an agent about the upside — and downside — of the tactic.
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