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Broker Lori Muller looks at the midsized, regional, indie and hybrid brokerages caught in the middle of industry change.

SERHANT. is launching across four Texas markets simultaneously Tuesday, bringing 13 founding agents and six independent brokerages with nearly $1.5 billion in combined sales volume to the firm as it enters its 17th state.

Wendy Forsythe discusses the theme of AI-forward operations, agent stability and why she joined Inman’s new advisory council.

The right team can provide support, structure, mentorship and more opportunities, Josh Ries writes. The wrong team can lose time, give up margin and miss your goals.

Rising incomes and stock market gains have created more luxury buyers; however, the Agency's inaugural mid-year report reveals supply lags behind.

The winning agents in the next cycle will not be the ones who adopt AI fastest, America Foy writes. They will be the ones who learn to verify AI output fastest.

<p>Younger property buyers are increasingly willing to compromise on location to achieve homeownership, with one in five Gen Z purchasers prepared to move more than 25 miles from their preferred area. Average deposit requirements fell 16.4% year-on-year to £57,209, though affordability remains a sig...

&#8220;Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.&#8221; All Gaul is divided into three parts. Julius Caesar used those words more than 2,000 years ago to begin an account of military conquest. America&#8217;s housing affordability challenge might be described similarly. Like Gaul of yore, it divides i...

A best execution framework compares GSE, Ginnie Mae, PLS and portfolio outcomes under Classic FICO and lender choice. If LLPAs increase to price adverse selection, modeling suggests a meaningful shift in credit allocation and risk across investors.

<p>The Gate London City, the premium aparthotel in the City of London, has partnered with Inntelo AI to deploy its agentic AI solution, becoming the first hotel in the capital to adopt the platform. The Gate London City is managed by EQ Group, a European hospitality platform with nearly 10,000 rooms...

Investor activity in the U.S. housing market remained resilient in 2025 even as overall home sales fell to one of their lowest levels in decades.

Finance of America hired three senior executives to lead brand, communications and product as it expands retirement home equity solutions.

NAR subpoenaed ARA for documents and communications tied to ThePLS.com, CCP and the NAR Accountability Project, per a filing.

The updates touch FHA policies from origination through servicing and quality control. HUD said the goal is to remove outdated requirements, reduce administrative work, and make FHA financing more efficient for both homebuyers and lenders.

Zillow Summer Launch 2026 adds a guided buyer hub, Verified Pre-approval, and shared collection to streamline search to close.

Brokerages invest in tech, but agents stay for trust, leadership access, and connection, especially in hybrid models and acquisitions.

A real estate script is off-the-rack. It fits no one perfectly, coach Darryl Davis writes. A custom metaphor is tailored to the person sitting with you.

Two Harbors Investment Corp.'s latest adjournment of its special meeting underscores just how tight the shareholder math appears to be on its proposed sale to a CrossCountry Mortgage affiliate.

Rocket Pro announced Tuesday that it is fully integrated with ARIVE, enabling direct loan submission and live status updates.

Compass settled the TCPA lawsuit filed by Jessica Murch in Oregon, a court notice was filed Monday and no settlement terms were disclosed.