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Fresh start: The team and agent moves kicking off 2026
Some of the industry's best teams and brokers have started the year with a new brokerage. Here are updates from Compass, Douglas Elliman and others.
NAR’s final report of 2025 showed growing homebuyer momentum
In November, pending home sales made their best showing yet of 2025, in a sign of growing homebuyer confidence in response to factors like increased affordability and higher inventory.
Looking back and looking ahead: Inman’s Top 5
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.
26 how-tos to future-proof your business in 2026
To help make sure that you start 2026 on the right foot, Dani Vanderboegh, who runs the contributor program at Inman, has pulled together 26 how-tos worth reading again.
Great agents stay focused on the human side of real estate
Find out how The Sarkis Team breaks records year after year and how they're setting a new standard for excellence across their state.
Connect with confidence in 2026: January is Social Media Month
Love it or hate it, social media is part of generating business today. This month, we'll provide real-world, actionable strategies that are working now.
Experts agree a rosier market is coming in 2026. But specifics vary
More sales, stubborn rates, home price growth. Here's where five major groups landed on the housing market in 2026.
The top 10 moments that rocked the portal world in 2025
Mergers and acquisitions, antitrust lawsuits, listing bans and the potential entry of a new portal competitor ruled 2025. Here's a look back at the top moments.
More AI? A big recovery? Real estate heavyweights predict 2026
Leaders including eXp's Leo Pareja, REMAX's Erik Carlson and top-selling agent Ben Caballero envision more tech, more change and perhaps a mixed recovery next year.
He’s been at the MBA and Fannie Mae. Here’s who he thinks has the better 2026 mortgage forecast
Economist Doug Duncan weighs in on the challenges facing economic forecasters today, cutbacks in economic reports produced by Fannie and Freddie, Fed independence, and more.
26 New Year’s resolutions to repair your real estate business in 2026
2025 nearly broke the industry. Contributor Rachael Hite has 26 recommendations to clear your slate and repair what's broken. (Some agents will absolutely hate No. 15.)
Stop treating your goals like January window dressing
Blend vision boards with business plans to develop the accountability system you really need as you move into the new year, Lori Muller writes.
Lighten up: How this agent leans into the joy of real estate
Learn how Barbato's previous professional experience as an architect informs the scope of his real estate career and how he learned to lead with joy.
Redfin CEO: These 10 shifts defined real estate in 2025
2025 was another landmark year in real estate. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman breaks down the 10 trends that mattered most.
These are the stories you couldn’t get enough of in 2025
From crimes and misdemeanors to mergers and acquisitions, clients weren’t the only ones making major moves this year. Here are the most-read Download column topics of 2025, updated for EOY.
Design trends and tips to help your listing fly off the market in 2026
Restraint, a focus on nature and the outdoors, and good staging will help luxury agents and their clients close the deal in 2026.
A year in real estate marked by power grabs and a wave of change
As the industry transitioned into a new era, big-player power moves, shifting rates, reform at the National Association of Realtors, technology advancements and more made 2025 another consequential year for real estate.
High-stakes staging: Secrets for turning ultra-luxury mansions into livable homes
New Inman contributor Julian Buckner of Vesta Home talks staging, scaling and the complexity of styling a 22,000-square-foot Bel-Air property.