What you should know about California’s new listing photo law
A new California law changes what agents must disclose when doctoring listing photos. America Foy breaks down what you can (and can’t) do and the consequences for not disclosing....
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Tenants in HUD housing now have to prove they’re US citizens
Secretary Scott Turner vowed the agency would "leave no stone unturned" in rooting out non-citizens who might be taking advantage of HUD-funded housing....
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Buckle up, agents, because mortgage rates are near their lowest level in 3 years
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 6.09 percent this week. The shift has brought average monthly housing payments down 6 percent compared to 2025....
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CEO pleads guilty to $380M real estate Ponzi scheme
Todd Burkhalter executed one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Georgia history while acquiring a yacht, a luxury condo in Mexico, luxury vehicles, and jewelry via fraudulent real estate investments....
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Stacking the board: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves
The Agency, Century 21, Cloze and other industry brands made moves this week, bringing on new staffers, recruiting new teams and more....
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MLSs, lead gen, Liquid Death: Inman’s Top 5
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....
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Industry veterans launch real estate true crime podcast
Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik have teamed up to create "True Crimes of Real Estate," which they describe as an "investigative-style podcast" focused on housing industry issues....
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The world is an uncertain place. Mauricio Umansky is focused on growth and survival
Ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect New York, The Agency CEO discussed mergers and acquisitions, NAR, and global uncertainty....
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Stop trying to ‘scale’: Why revenue ‘stacking’ is the strategy you need
The industry is obsessed with "scaling," but the term has become a vague placeholder. Instead, Zac Kennedy writes, we should embrace the “stacking” method....
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Showing up, being relevant in an AI age: A new era for real estate SEO
Firms winning in the AI age are intentionally choosing tools and strategies that directly support their position as the local authority, Chris Morrison writes....
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