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Despite the prevalence of women in real estate, perceptions around decision-making and communication style are still divided along gender lines, Kevelyn Guzman writes.

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Equifax will keep its $1 VantageScore 4.0 price in place through the end of 2027 as it pushes mortgage lenders to adopt the alternative credit score model, CEO Mark Begor told investors.

Either the courts will decide the listing rules in the next several hours, coach Darryl Davis writes, or the most powerful players in residential real estate will decide them by attrition.

Fannie Mae's May housing forecast locks in a 6.3 percent average 30-year rate through the end of 2026 and most of 2027, as the Iran War keeps inflation elevated and Federal Reserve rate cuts off the table.

Pending home sales rose in April, but NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun warned the gains could be undermined by a deepening supply shortage that risks pushing home price growth past wage growth.

Opendoor launches Cash Now, More Later nationally with RealScout as its launch partner, giving agents two commissions on a single seller.

Builder confidence rose in May, but 14 straight months of sales incentives signal that affordability pressure has shifted from buyers to builders' bottom lines.

A wave of mergers and acquisitions has reshaped residential brokerage since the NAR settlement. Here’s how the industry is consolidating.

Voluntary consolidation requires MLS executives to vote their organizations out of existence in favor of a larger entity they probably won't run, Amit Kulkarni writes.

Your listing isn't stuck. It just needs better management, Josh Ries writes. Here's how to reset and refresh that stale listing to meet the market.

According to real estate coach Darryl Davis, it's mindset that differentiates leadership style and effectiveness.

Agents know what creates business: conversations, follow up and daily outreach, new Inman contributor Erin Ward writes. Yet the gap between knowing and doing is where production breaks down.

Housing wealth among homeowners age 62 and up rebounded to a record high in the first quarter after declining the previous two quarters.

Jay Papasan will step down as a Keller Williams executive on Aug. 1 after joining in 2000, while continuing books, coaching, and a podcast.

The MLS powering Chicago's real estate market said that it would cut off its supply of listings that power Zillow starting at midnight Wednesday unless it changed its rules around publicly marketed private listings.

Compass, Decode Real Estate and other industry brands made moves last week. Here are the latest changes across the industry.

Google’s experiment with displaying home listings directly in search results is resurfacing with CRMLS, San Diego MLS and eXp listings.

“Top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding companies don’t happen overnight. Except when they do. These two lines almost wrote themselves in early 2024 when Sekisui House skyrocketed into the top tier of U.S. homebuilding with its $4.9 billion acquisition of MDC Holdings.  Sumitomo Forestry’s announce...

Kevelyn Guzman, 2024 Woman of Influence and Regional Vice President at Coldwell Banker Warburg, shares leadership insights on trusting your instincts, navigating uncertainty and supporting agents through change in today’s real estate market.