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May
21

5 questions to ask 55+ buyers that most real estate agents skip

May 21st, 2026 by Karen Light

The 55+ buyer is making a different kind of purchase, prioritizing planning for a future they aren't yet experiencing. Seniors Real Estate Specialist Karen Light shares ways to guide the conversation.

Category: Agent, Lifestyle, New Agent, Select, Service, 55+ Buyer, 55+ buyers, Age Wise Index, aging in place, baby boomers, home accessibility, Karen Light, Multi-generational living, Property Screening, residential real estate, senior adults, senior buyers, senior sellers, seniors real estate specialist, silver tsunami, SRES

May
21

Is the Bay Area Boom real or just smoke and mirrors?

May 21st, 2026 by Brett Jennings

The Bay Area has always been resilient. Now, it’s accelerating again, Brett Jennings writes. The question for real estate pros is how to show up.

Category: Agent, AI, Brokerage, Columns, Markets & Economy, Opinion, Select, Service, artificial intelligence, Bay Area Boom, Bay Area housing market, Brett Jennings, buyer confidence, era, Greater Bay Area, Hyperlocal knowledge, inman, Lifestyle desirability, Limited housing supply, Luxury demand, markets and economy, NAR, national association of realtors, real estate experts, Real estate market rebound, real estate markets, san francisco, san francisco real estate, silicon valley, Talent Migration, Wealth Creation

May
21

Home sale cancellations dip as buyer, seller negotiations improve

May 21st, 2026 by Marian McPherson

Redfin reported contract cancellations declined 0.1 percent in April to 47,000 — the lowest level since September 2024.

Category: Markets & Economy, Select, atlanta, buyer's market, california, contract cancellations, contract signings, fort worth, homebuyers, homebuying, homeownership rate, housing supply, inman, lawrence yun, Marian McPherson, Montgomery County, mortgage rates, NAR, Nassau County, national association of realtors, new york, pending home sales, pending sales, pennsylvania, phoenix, Redfin, san antonio, san francisco, seller's market, tampa

May
21

NAR is presiding over a real estate free-for-all where there are no rules

May 21st, 2026 by Amit Kulkarni

The performance of the National Association of Realtors in past decades is what stewardship failure looks like at industry scale, Amit Kulkarni writes.

Category: Columns, Listings, Markets & Economy, MLS & Associations, Opinion, Portals, Select, Service, ai integration, amit kulkarni, Brokerage-as-Data-Pass, california, compass, Consumer Advertising Campaign, costar, crmls, google, homes.com, housecanary, IDX feeds, Licensed Brokerage, market fragmentation, MLS, Move, Mr. Cooper, NAR, national association of realtors, news corp, no-commingling rule, participation rule, real estate industry, Real Estate Market Fragmentation, realtor.com, Redfin, rocket companies, san diego mls, Zillow

May
21

HUD targets construction costs as inventory gap persists

May 21st, 2026 by Jessi Healey

HUD has published recommendations urging state and local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction. But independent analyses from Zillow and Realtor.com identify mortgage rate lock-in, stretched consumer budgets and tariff-driven volatility as supply constraints that the report does not address.

Category: Industry News, Markets & Economy, Regulations, Select, America First Policy Institute, Arizona 1 Real Estate, Cincinnati, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, construction, Department of Housing and Urban Development, deregulation, Gordon Hageman, Home Construction Costs, housing construction, housing market, housing supply, hud, Indianapolis, Indiana, Jake Krimmel, Kansas City, Missouri, lock-in effect, Louisville, Kentucky, midwest, Mortgage Rate Lock-In, Orphe Divounguy, Phoenix, Arizona, realtor.com, Regulatory Barriers, Scott Turner, Sun Belt, supply, Tariff-driven Volatility, Zillow

May
21

Newrez to borrowers: Let ChatGPT answer your mortgage questions

May 21st, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant, a custom ChatGPT tool trained on its own underwriting guidelines, letting borrowers research mortgage options without forms, phone calls or sales pressure.

Category: AI, homebuying, Lending & Mortgage, Mortgage, Select, Technology, @mortgage, AI Mortgage Assistant, AI-powered mortgage technology, artificial intelligence, Brian Woodring, ChatGPT, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Leslie Gillin, mortgage lending, mortgage origination, mortgage tech tools, NewRez, Nick Pipitone, OpenAI, pennsylvania, TD Bank, underwriting

May
21

Chicago agents caught in middle as MRED-Zillow dispute hits listings

May 21st, 2026 by AJ LaTrace

For agents and brokers, the disruption moved a broader fight over pre-marketed listings into more practical territory about advising clients.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Markets & Economy, MLS & Associations, Portals, Select, Teams, Americorp Real Estate, andrea geller, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, brokerages, chicago, compass, Consumer Search Portals, Danielle Dowell, homes.com, listing data, Listing Data Access, listing distribution, marketing strategy, Matt Laricy, MLS, mred, Multiple Listing Service, national association of realtors, pre-marketed listings, Private Listing Strategies, private listings, Rafael Murillo, real estate brokerages, realtor.com, robert reffkin, Rory Golod, zenlist, Zillow

May
21

The retention strategy most brokers overlook — and it doesn’t cost what you think

May 21st, 2026 by Darryl Davis

Kathy Viard and Peter Morris, co-owners of Signature Premier Properties on Long Island, New York, talk with Darryl Davis about culture and retention.

Category: Brokerage, Columns, Recruiting, Select, Service, Agent loyalty, agent retention, agent trust, brokerage \, brokerage growth, brokerage recruiting, brokerage retention, commission splits, company culture, compass, darryl davis, independent brokerage, Kathy Viard, long island, NAR, national association of realtors, new york, Peter Morris, recruiting and retention, Shared purpose, Signature Premier Properties, transparency

May
21

9 AI red flags that are destroying your professional credibility

May 21st, 2026 by Holly Brink

When content feels generic, it signals a lack of effort, and that is a direct hit on your credibility as a communicator, Holly Brink writes.

Category: Agent, AI, Columns, Content Marketing, Marketing, Select, Service, Technology, Video, artificial intelligence, automation, brokerage \, content creation, crm, customer relationship management, Holly Brink, illinois, iowa, minnesota, My Real Estate Company, nebraska, professional communication, professional development, real estate, Residential Real Estate Industry, social media

May
21

You can’t afford business as usual. The future belongs to visionaries

May 21st, 2026 by Lori Muller

Broker Lori Muller explains what a groundbreaking shift in celebrity marketing can teach you about leadership and business-building.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Opinion, Select, Service, Adidas, artificial intelligence, automation, branding, brokerage \, brokerage culture, Cary, North Carolina, Converse, customer experience, Deloris Jordan, emotional intelligence, Fathom Realty, growth strategy, leadership, lori muller, marketing, michael jordan, negotiation, nike, Real Estate Agents, residential real estate, technology, unique value proposition

May
20

The buyer in front of you cares about the market, not listings

May 20th, 2026 by Deb Siefkin

While access to listings matters, it's market interpretation that buyers are missing out on, Deb Siefkin writes. Here's how to help them navigate the complexities.

Category: Agent, Columns, Listings, Markets & Economy, Select, Service, access, Access Competition, Agent Role Shift, Buyer Anxiety, buyer consultations, buyer conversations, buyer's agent, Deb Siefkin, Exclusive Access, inman, interpretation, listings, market shifts, navigating market shifts, Off-Market Opportunities, Private Inventory, RightSize Realty Associates

May
20

From data to decisions: What sellers need in today’s market

May 20th, 2026 by Christopher Watters

Sellers aren’t hiring an agent for information, new Inman contributor Christopher Watters writes. Sellers are hiring someone to help them make sense of all of the available information.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Select, Service, Teams, Christopher Watters, days on market, Home pricing strategy, homesellers, linkedin, Market Data Analysis, market uncertainty, Off-market Selling, price reductions, Real Estate Agents, real estate listings, real-estate-brokerage, residential real estate, seller strategy, transparency, Watters International Realty, youtube

May
20

House passes Housing Act — minus institutional investor regulations

May 20th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

The House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 396-13. However, the bill no longer includes regulations on build-to-rent housing.

Category: Markets & Economy, Regulations, Select, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Bill Owens, build-to-rent, california, Community Development Block Grant, congress, donald trump, elizabeth warren, HOME Investment Partnerships program, homeownership, House Financial Services Committee, house of representatives, housing affordability, housing inventory, institutional investor ban, institutional investors, louisiana, massachusetts, Maxine Waters, Mike Johnson, nahb, NAR, National Association of Homebuilders, national association of realtors, rental opportunity, senate, shannon mcgahn

May
20

Revive wants to replace the Zestimate conversation

May 20th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Revive has upgraded its AI platform to help agents move seller conversations beyond automated valuations, bundling comp intelligence, home condition analysis and renovation estimates into one listing tool.

Category: Agent, AI, homebuying, homeselling, Select, Technology, agent tech, AI proptech, artificial intelligence, automated valuation models, Dalip Jaggi, Flip360, Home Condition Analysis, Home Financial Overview, Home Value Optimization, Investment Scenarios, irvine california, listing appointments, local market data, Renovation Estimates, revive, Revive AI, Smart Value Comparison, zestimate, Zillow

May
20

Over 60% of Chicago listings vanish from Zillow amid dispute with MRED MLS

May 20th, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

As a dispute over pre-marketed listings boils over in Chicago, Zillow and MRED have accused each other of violating agreements.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Markets & Economy, Portals, Select, BeOnZillow, brokerage \, Brokerage Listing Feed, chicago, chicagoland, compass, Compass International Holdings, copyright law, exit realty, eXp Realty, federal antitrust lawsuit, License Agreement, Listing Data Licensing, Listing Feed Agreement, Listing Feed Agreements, Midwest Real Estate Data, MLS, mred, Multiple Listing Service, nexthome, pre-marketed listings, Private Listing Network, real estate listings, real estate market, Redfin, Residential Real Estate Listings, Taylor Anderson, Zillow

May
20

New NAR metric shows homes remain out of reach for middle-income buyers

May 20th, 2026 by Jessi Healey

Even as inventory grows, the homes entering the market remain largely out of reach for middle-income buyers, according to a new joint report from NAR and Realtor.com.

Category: homebuying, MLS & Associations, News Brief, Portals, Select, affordability, akron, california, danielle hale, entry-level homes, florida, Home Price Alignment, housing affordability, housing supply, lakeland, Listing-Income Alignment Score, los angeles, madison, McAllen, Middle-Income Buyers, midwest, Nadia Evangelou, NAR, national association of realtors, oxnard, real estate market, realtor.com, residential real estate market, san diego, St. Louis, texas, Toledo, wisconsin

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