Zillow's iBuying chapter isn't fully closed. Five years after shutting down Zillow Offers, the company has reached a $212.5 million settlement with investors who claimed it overstated how the program was performing in 2021. Zillow admits no wrongdoing.
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OPINION: The Open Real Estate options give sellers just two choices: market or participant view. Darryl Davis makes the case for a third door. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3WdIcHA
Concerns over housing supply and affordability have reached a fever pitch and become a major issue for voters in this year's midterms. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4koCgp2
The hardest part of building a top team might be deciding who to let go. 💡
Kyle Whissel built eXp's highest-volume U.S. team on a principle most leaders flinch at: enforce standards, even when it means cutting people. But the numbers back the approach: $875M in volume and over 1,000 transaction sides last year.
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The down payment is the biggest hurdle for most buyers. Zillow just offered to cover it. 👀 Zillow Home Loans will front eligible FHA buyers up to 3.5% as a no-interest second loan — as long as they finance through Zillow.
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Fannie Mae’s net income rose 8 percent to $4.2 billion during the third quarter, but rate volatility has pushed the enterprise to double its credit loss reserves. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4zYDJXH
The 2026 Best of Proptech Award winners are here! 🏆
We picked winners in 21 categories from 126 nominees, and for the first time we also named a runner-up in most of them.
Congratulations to Luxury Presence, our Best Overall Proptech of the Year, and to runner-up BrokerBot.
A few more winners to know:
- 100 won Proptech Startup of the Year
- Livia won Best AI-Native Startup
- Cotality won our new Responsible & Ethical AI Award
- Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks is AI Visionary of the Year
- Josh Miller of Epique Realty is Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year
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The Fed held rates steady, but don't expect mortgage relief. Economists say the pause does little for homebuyers, with the 30-year fixed at 7.32% and another hike expected in December.
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The agents who grow in a tough market aren't the ones waiting for conditions to improve. At Inman Connect San Diego, Erin Krueger made the case for a shift in how agents think about their business. Scarcity keeps people reactive. Planning makes them proactive.
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BREAKING: Former Douglas Elliman agents Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother Alon will each serve 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking.
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The CMLS legal action fund will run as a separate nonprofit with its own board, and CEO Jessica Edgerton hopes to start taking contributions within about two weeks. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4zQkVtE
EXCLUSIVE: @eXpRealty's Coming Soon listings are coming to @RealScout , the co-shopping platform that agreed six weeks ago to carry @zillow Preview listings. @AGNTInc CEO Leo Pareja and RealScout co-founder and CEO Andrew Flachner explained the deal in a statement shared exclusively with Inman.
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Four rival brokerage CEOs just teamed up on one platform. The leaders of AGNT, Keller Williams, HomeServices and Real REMAX are behind Open Real Estate — an industry-led system built to standardize listing data and keep it flowing across MLSs and portals.
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OPINION: The independent broker behind an 800-agent New England-based firm says Robert Reffkin’s private listing crusade will bury inventory right when buyers finally have some, and he's asking Compass's own agents to ... #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4yKgKyD
A new federal law lets manufactured homes skip the steel towing chassis, which Realtor.com economists say could cut costs and help the homes blend in with site-built houses. Local zoning rules w... #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/48iLqMy
KW, AGNT, HomeServices of America and Real REMAX Group launched Open Real Estate, a platform that syndicates listings to MLSs and portals in one step. The founders say private listings reduce competition. inman.com/2026/10/26/keller-…
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Get five copy-and-paste real estate AI prompts for neighborhood content, lead generation, objection handling, MLS descriptions and follow-up. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/47B17P5
The new executive order targets mortgage origination and refinancing, title insurance and manufactured housing. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4zOQxjc
Currently operating in 10 markets, the first "true nationwide platform" Ryse Realty Group plans to enter another 10 states over the next year. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4epCsk8
Find out how to reset the pricing conversation and close the gap between buyers and sellers in this informative panel discussion. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/47HNH3I
