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Address Realty hired Eddie Sturgeon as chief growth officer to lead national expansion and grow AddressUSA.com across 50 states.

<p>The property industry lacks independent data on out-of-hours enquiries, with widely cited figures ranging from 26% to 91% based on suppliers' own datasets. Analysis reveals commonly quoted portal statistics are misinterpreted, whilst independent research shows peak enquiry activity occurs at 8:48...

The lender’s growth strategy hinges on "growing the pie" by equipping traditional, forward-centric loan officers with the tools and education needed to seamlessly offer reverse mortgages to their clients.

Mortgage servicers remain responsible for account decisions influenced by vendor AI under OCC model risk guidance, GSE requirements and Treasury AI controls. With Fannie LL-2026-04 effective Aug. 6, 2026, servicers need AI inventories, stronger vendor contract terms and borrower-specific adverse act...

Prophetic CEO Oliver Alexander says AI-native land acquisition can cut site analysis from hours to minutes, enabling builders to evaluate 1,000-2,000 parcels per user each month. With only 1.5% to 2% of US parcels listed at a time, the approach targets off-market discovery and pipeline management.

Made Card co-founder Alex Song says lenders need post-close engagement as recapture rates stay around 20% to 30%. He cites early metrics including 73% of users linking a mortgage within two months and partner savings averaging 15% in 2026.

While more than 40% of listings nationally are seeing price cuts, some AI hubs — particularly San Francisco — continue to prove resilient.

Green Brick Partners posted a 29.8% Q2 gross margin, up 900 basis points, as the Trophy Signature Homes brand keeps growing.

Federal banking regulators released a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) proposal Friday that narrows how banks earn credit for community development while raising asset thresholds for small and midsized institutions.

Four retired federal judges filed an amicus brief urging the Seventh Circuit to allow Batton plaintiffs to intervene in Tuccori.

Zillow, MRED and Compass argue over one-day IDX display timing and portal access as a federal judge considers an injunction.

<p>Garg cited Tinman AI volume of $646 million in Q4 2025 and disputed claims about his removal</p>

Bright MLS' participation offers one of the best looks at how Google’s HouseCanary-powered home listing experience may work in practice.

For years, I thought saying yes made me a better leader, Keith Robinson writes. It turns out it was making me worse at the things that mattered most.

A California agent created three fake offers to keep a luxury listing from expiring. Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik look at how the scheme unraveled in their latest True Crimes of Real Estate episode.

A record share of U.S. house hunters looked to leave their home metro in the first quarter, Redfin found — and the data reveals which markets are still drawing movers and which pandemic boomtowns are losing them.

Inman does not work for the biggest brokerages, the loudest portal or whoever is writing the largest check this quarter. We work for the agents and brokers.

After more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, I’ve seen more predictions than I can count. And today, agents are surrounded by questions about what’s going to happen. Will interest rates go down? Will inventory open up? How will AI impact operations? What part of the cycle is t...

Talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have calmed some corners of the financial sector, but real estate brokerages aren't feeling it yet.