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RMLS launches an AI use agents can get behind: getting paid
Real estate agents in Oregon belonging to Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) will be a bit quicker to verify the integrity of their deal documents thanks to the latest artificial intelligence offering by Restb.ai.
Fed Governor Lisa Cook didn’t commit mortgage fraud: attorneys
Hundreds of economists say Trump adminstration's move to fire Cook "threatens the fundamental principle of central bank independence and undermines trust in one of America’s most important institutions."
Trump administration ‘in no rush’ to do Fannie, Freddie IPO this year
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer and Cory Booker have asked federal regluator to pause any efforts to reprivatize Fannie and Freddie and study potential impact on mortgage rates.
Texas bans some foreign buyers from purchasing real estate
The law that went into effect on Monday prohibits individuals and companies from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying or leasing property for more than one year.
NAR fires back at Mauricio Umansky’s PLS in new legal filing
The trade association essentially denied all allegations that The PLS made against it, arguing that Clear Cooperation and NAR policies are "lawful, justified, procompetitive [and] pro-consumer," and that they were conducted with NAR's legitimate business interests in mind.
‘If our nurses, firefighters, and teachers can’t live here, then our community stops functioning’
Workforce housing initiatives offer one part of the affordability solution for discouraged buyers, but still fall short of the need.
The 90-day restart your real estate pipeline needs
Broker and lead-gen consultant Josh Reis outlines the 5×3×90 Program, a zero-dollar way to restart a quiet real estate pipeline.
Marketing lessons from Taylor Swift (that Cracker Barrel forgot)
From Taylor Swift’s viral engagement moment to Cracker Barrel’s rebrand misstep, timing, tone and cultural fluency shape brand perception.
Your brand isn’t what you say it is (it’s what others see)
Your brand lives in the eye of the beholder, and it’s shaped by the perceptions of countless external stakeholders — not in what you say about it, The Agency President Rainy Hake Austin writes.
The 7 must-have real estate sales success fundamentals
Wondering if you have the right stuff for a career in real estate? Trainer and author Bernice Ross offers seven chracteristics that signal success.
NAR lost the trust of many agents. Is the trade group winning it back?
When new rules governing buyer's agent compensation went into effect, the share of real estate agents Intel surveyed who saw the National Association of Realtors as bad for the industry shot up. One year later, some agents are coming back around.
Lesson Learned: When it comes to real estate, there’s no final exam
Find out how Connecticut real estate agent Eddie Gutierrez keeps climbing, while learning new things all along the way.
ICYMI, all the latest on Trump, the Fed, mortgage rates and more
Last week, Inman staff writers and contributors had governmental and economic shifts on the brain, writing about rates, sales trends and the national debt.
7 lessons every real estate agent needs to be a lifelong learner
Education isn't about chasing certificates, Darryl Davis writes. It's about protecting your livelihood, building your brand and being the professional people trust.
The secrets behind RE/MAX’s top team and its billion in sales
On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered — now exclusively on Inman — Gary Ashton and Debra Beagle raise the curtain on The Ashton Real Estate Group’s playbook.
Christie’s becomes the 1st US real estate company to launch crypto division: Because currency is ‘here to stay’
Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California has opened a crypto-only division after completing more than $200 million in digital currency transactions, signaling the growing role of cryptocurrency in luxury housing.
The 7 C’s of highly successful agents (and how to apply them)
Implement these characteristics of top agents, Jimmy Burgess writes, to watch your real estate business explode with new momentum.
Court punts on Trump’s move to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook
A judge gave attorneys for the Fed governor until Sept. 2 to bolster their argument that she should keep her job, as Bill Pulte leveled new allegations of misrepresentation on a third property.