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May
22

Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow’s access to all Chicagoland home listings

May 22nd, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

A federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order requiring MRED to restore Zillow's access to real estate listings.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Portals, Select, Anti-consumer Conduct, Brokerage Competition, california, chicago, compass, Compass International Holdings, Cooperative Marketplace, Data Feed Access, florida, georgia, housing affordability, housing affordability crisis, Housing Market Transparency, illinois, indiana, inman, iowa, listing access standard, listing feed, michigan, Missouri, MLS, MLS (Multiple Listing Service), mred, MRED MLS, Multiple Listing Service, pre-marketed listings, private listing, private listing networks, real estate listings, Redfin, robert reffkin, Taylor Anderson, wisconsin, Zillow

May
22

Zillow, Compass take listing fight to social media, Chicago billboards

May 22nd, 2026 by AJ LaTrace

Zillow and Compass have launched dueling marketing media campaigns over the disappearance of Chicagoland listings from Zillow.

Category: Brokerage, Industry News, Marketing, Portals, Select, Technology, @properties, BeOnZillow, brokerage marketing, california, chicago, christie's international real estate, Coldwell Banker Realty, compass, Consumer Trust, Direct-Feed Program, Early Access listings, errol samuelson, florida, georgia, Is Agent/Broker Filtering, Jameson Sotheby's International Realty, Jonathan Mildenhall, listing feed, listing partnership, Marketing Blitz, MLS, MLS Inventory, mred, Multiple Listing Service, NAR, national association of realtors, Non-Filtering Policy, Redfin, Redfin Early Access, robert reffkin, rocket, Zillow

May
22

Meet Felix, the AI agent real estate prospects mistake for a human

May 22nd, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Fello's new AI agent Felix calls, texts and qualifies leads autonomously, then hands them off to human agents while the prospect is still on the line.

Category: Agent, AI, Lead Capture, Lead Generation, Select, Teams, Technology, agent tech, AI in proptech, AI-driven Lead Generation, Artificial Intelligence assistant, automated calls, Felix, Fello, real estate technology plaform

May
22

Oil, CPI, mortgage rates and inventory: Numbers to know

May 22nd, 2026 by Jeff Tucker

Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at how political and financial upheaval are shaping the real estate market.

Category: Agent, Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, Video, chief economist at Windermere Real Estate, economist, Iran War, Jeff Tucker, market analysis, market data

May
22

AI prompts, Redfin changes, listings vanish: Inman’s Top 5

May 22nd, 2026 by Dani Vanderboegh

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.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Service, Teams, agent commissions, Agent Platform, Alloy Advisors, amit kulkarni, Anti-Money Laundering Rule, art carter, Brian Donnellan, BrightMLS, brokerage consolidation, brokerages, Buy-Side Commission, caitlin mccrory, california, chicago, Chicago MLS, Colby Anderson, coming soon listings, coming soons, compass, Compass International Holdings, Cotality, crmls, Cyrus Bolooki, Darren Wilson, darryl davis, DOJ Intervention, ed zorn, Erik Carlson, Fee Model, fiduciary duty, florida, fraud, gary keller, home sales, HomeServices of America, housing market, housing markets, Inman top 5, jimmy burgess, Jimmy Mackin, keller williams, Listing Platform, Listings strategy, Mauricio Umansky, merger, MLS, mls consolidation, mortgage rates, mred, Multiple Listing Service, multiple listing services, NAR, national association of realtors, Nationwide Listings, nwmls, Ownli, Peter DeCicco, pre-market listings, Pre-MLS Listings, private listing, Private Listing Network, private listings, re/max, real, real brokerage, real estate commissions, real estate disruption, real estate market, real estate marketing, Real Estate Reform, real estate social media, real-estate-brokerage, real-estate-technology, realtor.com, residential real estate, robert reffkin, Ryan Serhant, Serhant., social media in real estate, Sun Belt, Supply-Constrained Cities, tamir poleg, Tech-Forward Brokerages, technology suite, texas, the agency, times square, top 5, Trusted Advisor, Zillow

May
22

Wells Fargo discrimination suit ends in $100M homebuyer fund

May 22nd, 2026 by Marian McPherson

Wells Fargo was sued in 2022 for exclusionary hiring and lending practices. The bank still denies wrongdoing, despite the settlement.

Category: Banking & Lending, Mortgage, Select, Discrimination Lawsuit, income discrimination, wells fargo, Wells Fargo discrimination

May
22

Leveraging AI while keeping it real: Now Streaming

May 22nd, 2026 by Inman

Learn how to use AI to scale communication, streamline tasks and stay consistently available for real estate clients.

Category: Technology, AI, artificial intelligence, automation, communication, inman, Inman Access, James Harris, Katie Kossev, Million Dollar Listing, personal touch, real estate sales, relationship management, sales

May
22

A national MLS, or ‘national’ MLSs? Take the Intel Index survey for May

May 22nd, 2026 by Daniel Houston

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate's most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey.

Category: Agent, AI, Brokerage, MLS & Associations, New Agent, Property Portfolio, Recruiting, Research & Analytics, Technology, Anywhere Real Estate, artificial intelligence, Association Membership, brokerage \, brokerage leaders, Brokerage World, brokerages, clear cooperation, Client Negotiation, Client Pipeline Health, commission rates, Commission Trends, compass, Compass International Holdings, homes.com, Independent Board Governance, industry sentiment, Industry Survey, inman, inman connect, Inman Connect New York, Inman Intel Index, Inman Intel Index survey, Intel, Intel Index, inventory opportunities, listing agreements, market recovery, MLS, mls access, Multiple Listing Service, multiple listing services, NAR, NAR commission lawsuit settlement, NAR settlement, national association of realtors, national mls, pre-market listings, Private-Listing Platforms, productivity, Productivity Gains, PropTech, Real Estate Agents, real estate brokerages, real estate commission, real estate consolidation, real estate industry, Real Estate Industry Survey, Real Estate Merger, Real Estate Productivity, real estate survey, real estate surveys, Realtor associations, realtor.com, Recruiting Challenges, Recruiting Trends, Redfin, residential real estate, Residential Real Estate Industry, Revenue Prospects, robert reffkin, rocket, san diego, survey, The National Association of Realtors, the new york times, three-way agreement, U.S. tariff policy, Zillow

May
22

Breezy CEO James Harris: Uncertainty creates opportunity for prepared agents

May 22nd, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Harris broke down recent NAR data and explained why buyers waiting for rates to fall may be making a costly mistake.

Category: Agent, homebuying, homeselling, Interviews, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Markets & Economy, Select, Breezy, buyer behavior, case-shiller index, dallas, denver, elevated mortgage rates, existing-home sales, home inventory, homebuilder confidence, housing affordability, housing shortage, inman, James Harris, los angeles, luxury buyers, luxury real estate, median home price, Million Dollar Listing, mortgage rates, NAR, nar data, national association of realtors, new construction, new york, Nick Pipitone, northeast, phoenix, real estate market, seattle, spring buyers, spring marketing strategies, Sun Belt, tampa, Turnkey Properties, washington d.c.

May
22

This antitrust case could reshape how listings show up and get sold

May 22nd, 2026 by Eric Bramlett

Whoever controls listing access controls what the real estate market looks like, brokerage owner Eric Bramlett writes. Courts may or may not restructure that in the Zillow-Redfin-FTC case.

Category: Agent, Columns, Opinion, Portals, Rentals, Select, Service, antitrust, Antitrust Case, antitrust lawsuit, austin texas, Bramlett Partners, Eric Bramlett, Exclusive syndication, federal trade commission, ftc, lead generation, listing visibility, Market concentration, Multifamily Rental Listings, Platform deals, Real estate audience share, Redfin, residential real estate, Syndication Agreements, Zillow, Zillow Redfin antitrust case, Zillow Redfin rental agreement

May
22

BlackBerry’s brokerage lesson: How to pivot as the game changes

May 22nd, 2026 by Darryl Davis

Stop focusing on the past, coach Darryl Davis writes. If you want to compete in today's real estate landscape, you have to shift toward what's next.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Columns, Opinion, Select, Service, blackberry, Brokerage Strategy, darryl davis, Industry Shifts, real estate brokerage, shifting market

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

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