More working U.S. adults are gearing up for a potential home search than at this time last year. Intel digs into fresh results from the…
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Tensions run high as buyers and sellers battle for ‘the driver’s seat’
By The Citizen on October 17, 2025
Do buyers or sellers have the upper hand? Three real estate brokers explain why it’s an impossible question to answer and how they’re helping clients…
Majority of Americans now use AI to learn about the housing market
By The Citizen on October 9, 2025
Despite incorporating the use of AI more and more in their market research, most Americans still see the real estate agent as the best resource…
Compass to acquire Anywhere in $1.6B deal, capping rise to top
By The Citizen on September 22, 2025
The upstart Compass had already grown to the top residential brokerage by sales volume. Now, it’s moving to acquire its chief rival. Source: Inman News
Guiding homebuyers through the offer’s fine print: Step 5
By The Citizen on September 22, 2025
In Part 5 of her eight-part series, Cassie Walker Johnson helps you help clients navigate the complexity and detail of the buyer offer. Source: Inman…
Compass calling foul on MLS rules is hypocrisy
By The Citizen on September 19, 2025
The National Association of Realtors and MLSs need to be repaired, not replaced, independent broker-owner Courtney Poulos writes. Source: Inman News
‘Not a shift, a transition,’ 2 reports say of homebuying market
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
Is it a buyers’ market or not? In separate market reports published on Thursday, Redfin and Realtor.com aimed to answer the question by looking at…
The buyer intake plan for every real estate agent: Step 1
By The Citizen on September 11, 2025
In the first step of her eight-step system, Cassie Walker Johnson shares strategies for asking better questions and getting better results. Source: Inman News
Massive downward jobs revision not budging mortgage rates
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
Rebenchmarking that suggests the U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously thought generates political heat but was widely expected by economists and investors. Source: Inman…
Here are the markets where homebuyers have the upper hand
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
Realtor.com’s August market report revealed the emergence of a balanced market, with pockets of dominance for buyers in the Southeast and West. However, economic headwinds…