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A new California law changes what agents must disclose when doctoring listing photos. America Foy breaks down what you can (and can’t) do and the consequences for not disclosing.

Secretary Scott Turner vowed the agency would "leave no stone unturned" in rooting out non-citizens who might be taking advantage of HUD-funded housing.

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 6.09 percent this week. The shift has brought average monthly housing payments down 6 percent compared to 2025.

Todd Burkhalter executed one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Georgia history while acquiring a yacht, a luxury condo in Mexico, luxury vehicles, and jewelry via fraudulent real estate investments.

The Agency, Century 21, Cloze and other industry brands made moves this week, bringing on new staffers, recruiting new teams and more.

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.

Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create "True Crimes of Real Estate," which they describe as an "investigative-style podcast" focused on housing industry issues.

Ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect New York, The Agency CEO discussed mergers and acquisitions, NAR, and global uncertainty.

The industry is obsessed with "scaling," but the term has become a vague placeholder. Instead, Zac Kennedy writes, we should embrace the “stacking” method.

Firms winning in the AI age are intentionally choosing tools and strategies that directly support their position as the local authority, Chris Morrison writes.

Smart agents, particularly those who also own rental property, are layering rental performance data on top of traditional pricing analysis to guide better decisions and protect net operating income.

Self-employment can be a rational and rewarding choice, Nick Schlekeway writes, but it should not be mistaken for building an asset that compounds.

Implement these habits into your daily routine, coach Darryl Davis writes. Your pipeline won’t fill overnight, but it will fill quietly and repeatedly through consistent action.

Humaniz is betting on AI and proprietary data to reinvent real estate recruiting, breaking the industry’s dependence on MLS-based agent records.

For those who didn't catch all the coverage since allegations first surfaced against them in spring 2024 — or for those who simply need a refresher — these are the key points to keep in mind as the Alexander brothers' trial starts on Monday.

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Learn how to craft a buyer offer that feels smarter, safer and easier to accept, with help from coach Darryl Davis.

Pending home sales declined 9.3 percent month over month in December, as a dip in mortgage rates failed to outweigh consumers concerns about high home prices and the overall economy.

<p>Annual inflation rose to 3.4% in December, up from 3.2% the month before, the Office for National Statistics found. This was a larger jump than expected by economists, though few are overreacting to the news. Michael Saunders, senior adviser at the consultancy Oxford Economics, dismissed the Dece...

<p>Short-term let landlords won’t be expected to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate rating of C by 2030, breaking from the rest of the private rented sector. As it stands all that will be required is an EPC rating of E, though the government acknowledged that some landlords could change their...