The San Francisco housing market is unhinged. Now it’s also a game
TurboHome is betting that the best way to teach people about San Francisco’s brutal housing market is to make them guess their way through it. The AI-powered homebuying startup is set to launch TurboHome Markets, a free daily prediction game that asks users to forecast the final sale prices of five active San Francisco listings […]
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Alexia Umansky on life after ‘Buying Beverly Hills’
Alexia Umansky spills the tea on what’s happened since "Buying Beverly Hills," the best advice her dad’s given her and what happens to The Agency post-divorce.
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Agent and loan officer sentenced in $17M Ponzi scheme
Robert Christensen and Anthony Matic spent investor money on casino trips, a whiskey club, massages and cryotherapy.
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Experts say MLS competition, consolidation to heat up after nationwide expansion
Industry experts say the wave of MLS consolidation is poised to continue, competition to heat up after two major MLSs expanded beyond their regions.
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Consolidation is about speed, not size, as the fast eat the slow
Zac Kennedy describes what Rocket, Redfin, Real and REMAX are actually building — and why your current business model can't ignore it.
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Want to speak at Inman Connect San Diego? Submit yourself as a speaker!
Inman is now accepting speaker applications for ICSD, taking place July 28-30, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
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The Iran War’s impact on the US housing market, explained
Mortgage and credit experts explain what buyers, sellers and agents should expect from the Iran war's impact — and what to do now.
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The credit stress signals that housing headlines are missing
New contributor Michael Krein, president of the REO Broker’s Association, says agents need to start paying attention to how credit-stressed consumers are right now.
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Understanding ‘expectation drift’ before it derails your closings
Strong agents don’t just react when problems arise, coach Verl Workman writes. They align expectations before the stress hits.
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MRED goes national: The quiet dismantling of our MLS system
MRED going national is not innovation, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is the beginning of the end of the guardrails provided by local MLSs.
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From efficiency to growth: Where to reinvest the hours AI returns
If AI gave you 10 hours back this week, Jason Waugh asks, what would you do with them? Be sure you're investing those hours where they'll compound.
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Almost half of Americans push back on AI data centers: Redfin
AI data centers are edging out apartments as the development Americans least want next door. Nearly half of U.S. residents oppose construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, while 38 percent support it, according to a Redfin-commissioned survey.
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Brown Harris Stevens, FirstTeam choose collaboration over brokerage consolidation
Two of the nation's largest independent brokerages are joining forces on a multi-year marketing partnership — and say the model could offer a blueprint for other independents facing consolidation pressure.
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The Iran war has the Fed reconsidering rate hikes — and more divided than ever
The Fed held rates on Wednesday in its most divided vote in decades. Three dissenters say the Iran oil shock has changed the math.
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It takes 2: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves
Century 21, Engel & Völkers, eXp Realty and other industry brands all made moves last week amid continuing consolidation.
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What Anywhere’s tech onboarding signals for REMAX agents: Intel
No one is being forced to switch tech platforms. But both Compass and the Real Brokerage face incentives to persuade.
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Instagram cracks down, Meta doubles down, Vine comes back
The platforms are done being passive about what gets rewarded. Instagram is restricting reposts, Meta is tightening partnership content standards and new research is poking holes in the demographic targeting assumptions most agents are still operating on.
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Real-REMAX and the state of real estate industry consolidation
As the story behind the merger continues to unfold, Inman is bringing you news from all angles to help you make sense of the changes.
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The Real-REMAX deal: Consumers are coming for your commission
Alloy Advisors' Amit Kulkarni compares Real-REMAX, Compass-Anywhere and Rocket Companies to determine who made the best deal.
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Most brokerages shouldn’t exist says this tech CEO
In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Maverick Real Estate founder Jesse Garcia unpacks a statement most people in the industry are afraid to say: A lot of brokerages simply shouldn’t exist.
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