New York City won its pied-à-terre tax appeal on Wednesday when a state court threw out an order that told the city to restart the rollout. Two separate lawsuits seeking to overturn the tax remain pending. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4Abfsh8
Zillow, which reported a 7 percent revenue increase in its Q3 earnings, is going all-in on Preferred, and CEO Jeremy Wacksman says there's room for more agents at the table. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/47YwLWY
“Preferred will be 100 percent of our connections, and agents have many paths to work with Zillow,” CEO Jeremy Wacksman told Inman. Zillow said two-thirds of buyer connections now go to Preferred agents, up from roughly one-third a year earlier, and it expects to reach 100 percent in 2027.
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Florida voters approved a property tax cut backed by Florida Realtors, and California voters passed a Realtor-supported loan program for buyers of newly built homes. Other Realtor-backed measures in Massachusetts and California trailed in the latest counts. Joel Berner, senior economist at Realtor.com, said the Florida measure could boost the state’s housing market but raises questions about how local governments will fund public services.
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OPINION: A new Congress changes less than the headlines suggest. See what real estate after midterms really looks like, plus seven moves to make this week. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/48ySTHu
Florida Realtors' $18 million property tax campaign cleared the 60 percent threshold. Massachusetts' zoning measure trailed by about 20,000 votes. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4f9LNwI
NAR, ARA, NAREB, AREAA and the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance share the ballot measures and housing policies they’re watching in the 2026 midterms. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4iyVE07
Today’s buyers and sellers are using AI to arrive more informed than ever on day one. But information is not a replacement for expertise. Zillow Home Trends Expert Amanda Pendleton shares what the Inman Inflection Repo... #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4sJbkmb
Inman is looking for citizen journalists with their fingers on the pulse of their local real estate markets. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4itQMJE
Real estate agents have had time to talk with listing clients about higher mortgage rates. They're now apprehensive about the year ahead. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4BMUtmH
Most brokerages are built to fix mistakes, not prevent them.
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Got something to say about your local market? We want to hear it!
Inman's Local Storytellers program is open for applications. It turns agents into citizen journalists — the people who actually know how a rezoning, a developer, or a single block's price swing moves a local market.
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Jeff Glover takes Glover Agency independent after 17 years with Keller Williams, telling Inman the move is about keeping Glover U broker-agnostic. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4iwQ66m
Don’t jump straight to a price cut when you have a listing not selling. These seven strategies refresh your marketing and put it in front of new buyers. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4ksfBrZ
Agents overwhelmingly asked to hear from Barbara Corcoran at Inman Connect New York. Here’s why her scrappy, no-agenda advice matters in a tough market. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3WHQ981
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. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/3U7Gkzz
How do teams keep top producers? Team leaders and the agents who stay share what works: strong leadership, real incentives, culture and room to grow. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4ixPXQ7
Real estate commission settlement accounts held $711 million as of Sept. 30, according to a declaration from Isaac Lim of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney filed Oct. 29. The accounts earned $17.7 million in interest through September, and the filings don’t show when eligible homesellers will be paid. Settlement administrator JND Legal Administration faces a court-ordered audit of its billing.
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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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