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June
2

June 2nd, 2026 by
A 1960s compound in the Berkshires, a tropical cottage in Miami, a quintessential Hamptons house, and two California retreats.

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Category: Swimming Pools, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Berkshires (Mass), Beverly Hills (Calif), Biscayne Bay (Fla), Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla), Connecticut, Hampton Bays (NY), Los Angeles (Calif), Ojai (Calif), Miami (Fla), Architecture, Deserts, Mojave Desert (Calif), Yucca Valley (Calif), Joshua Tree National Park (Calif)
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

The former TV host bids farewell to Greenwich. Ken Griffey Jr. put his Florida home on the market, while Lindsey Vonn lowers the asking price on her house in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), High Net Worth Individuals, Akerman, Malin, Gifford, Kathie Lee, Griffey, Ken Jr, Vonn, Lindsey, Beverly Hills (Calif), Los Angeles (Calif), Riverside (Greenwich, Conn), Orlando (Fla), Delevingne, Cara, Gramercy Park (Manhattan, NY)
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

Top-producing real estate agents are implementing more discipline and less fluff in their business-building strategy, Chris Pollinger writes.

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Category: Agent, Columns, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Select, Service, Teams, Teams Month, Theme Months, AgentZap, buyer psychology, Chris Pollinger, client experience, content marketing, energy management, fortune, inman, intentionality, lead response time, Luxury Agent, operational excellence, RE Luxe Leaders, real estate marketing, real estate team, referral networks, team leader, theme-month-202606, top producing agent, USA Today
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

The Nashville MLS had previously threatened to cut Zillow's feed of listings in the region today. It said the parties were negotiating around how to compensate brokers for the listing data that powers Zillow.

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Category: Agent, Brokerage, MLS & Associations, Portals, Select, broker compensation, Broker-Created Listing Content, chicago, chicagoland, compass, Compass International Holdings, listing data ownership, Listing Display Rules, listing feed, MLS, MRED MLS, Multiple Listing Service, nashville, private listings, realtracs, stuart white, united real estate, Zillow
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation for $72.50 per share in cash, valuing the national homebuilder at approximately $6.8 billion in equity and $8.5 billion in total enterprise value.

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Category: Brokerage, Industry News, Select, acquisitions and mergers, berkshire hathaway, Clayton Homes, Esplanade, Greg Abel, homeowners insurance, homeownership, M&A, mergers and acquisitions, mortgage services, new york stock exchange, Rental Communities, Scottsdale, Arizona, Sheryl Palmer, Site-Built Homebuilding, Taylor Morrison, Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, Title and Escrow Services, warren buffett, Yardly
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by
A couple found such success with their interior designer, one half joined his team.

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Category: Interior Design and Furnishings, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Home Repairs and Improvements, Content Type: Personal Profile, Memphis (Tenn)
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

Shaky homebuyer client pools have stabilized, but agents now see a tougher path to revenue growth than they did in February.

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Category: Agent, Analysis, Brokerage, Data, Inman Intel, Markets & Economy, ADP, affordability, agent sentiment, Anywhere, brokerage, Brokerage Industry, brokerage leaders, brokerages, business outlook, buyer client pool, buyer pipeline, buyer pipelines, Client Pipeline Tracker, client pipelines, commission litigation, commissions, compass, conference board, consumer confidence, daniel houston, economic downturn, economic indicators, economic uncertainty, financial markets, freddie mac, home transactions, housing market, housing transaction environment, indie brokerages, inman, Inman Intel Index, Inman Intel Index survey, Intel, Intel Index, interest rates, iran, Jeremy Hofmann, labor market, Lennar Corporation, listing pipeline, listing pipelines, market intelligence, Market Optimism, market sentiment, mortgage applications, Mortgage News Daily, mortgage rates, NAR, national association of realtors, northeast, pending home sales, pending sales, pipelines, PropTech, real estate agent, Real Estate Agents, real estate industry, real estate market, real estate market outlook, Real Estate Revenue, real estate survey, real-estate-brokerage, realtor.com, residential real estate, Residential Real Estate Industry, revenue, seller pipelines, south, Strait of Hormuz, Stuart Miller, survey, Trade Choke Point, zillow group
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

Victor Lund argues MLSs should preserve mandatory submission while letting sellers and brokers decide when listings move to public display.

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Category: Brokerage, MLS & Associations, Portals, Select, Technology, Clear Cooperation Policy, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, real estate portals, victor lund, wav group
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

On this episode, Kate Tofuri and Alli Trowbridge, co-authors of "What Real Estate School Didn’t Teach You," unpack the huge gap between getting licensed and becoming successful.

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Category: Agent, Brokerage, New Agent, Video, Alli Trowbridge, Broker Training, inman, James Dwiggins, Kate Tofuri, keith robinson, lead generation, mindset, new agent, nexthome, NextHome Inc., real estate agent training, Real Estate Agents, real estate business, real estate education, Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, real estate license, real estate licensing, real estate school, REIU
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

"Whimsy" has a name now, a consumer data trail and a growing audience that spans generations. Here's what a viral lifestyle trend has to say about real estate content strategy.

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Category: Agent, AI, Content Marketing, Lifestyle, Marketing, Select, Adam Mosseri, Etsy, Facebook, Facebook Plus, forum, instagram, Instagram Plus, Jessi Healey, meta, Meta One Advanced, Meta One Plus, Meta One Premium, real estate marketing, Search Shift, social media, social media marketing, the new york times, Trending, whatsapp, WhatsApp Plus, Whimsy
June
1

June 1st, 2026 by

Compass wants control. Zillow wants access. MLSs are picking sides. Agents and buyers are left holding the bag.

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Category: Brokerage, Columns, MLS & Associations, Portals, Select, Service, Anthony Lamacchia, brokerage \, chicagoland, Christy Murdock, compass, greg hague, housing affordability, information asymmetry, inman, Jason Oppenheim, listing feed, Mischa Fisher, MLS, mred, Multiple Listing Service, multiple listing services, private listing networks, real estate listings, the download, Tommy Choi, verl workman, Zillow, zillow group
May
31

May 31st, 2026 by

Shelters recognize that many would rather sleep on the street than leave their animals behind.

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Category: Pets, Homeless Persons, Dogs, Cats, Domestic Violence, New York City, San Diego County (Calif)
May
31

May 31st, 2026 by

The books we consume shape the businesses we build, Jimmy Burgess writes. Check out these reads to improve your skills and move your business forward.

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Category: Agent, Agent Appreciation Month, New Agent, Select, Service, Teams, Video, artificial intelligence, authenticity, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, chris smith, connection, Emotional freedom, HomeServices of America, influence, inman, Jeb Blount, jimmy burgess, Jimmy Mackin, Mel Robbins, Pat Flynn, personal branding, Pete Blohme, Phil M. Jones, referrals, repeat business, scaling, Seasonal Homepage Box, summer, technology, Technology and AI, theme-month-202605, trust, Will Guidara
May
30

May 30th, 2026 by

Start out with a low-stakes installation on an art canvas. You’ll learn the basics, and you can easily undo it.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Do It Yourself, Wallpaper, Art
May
30

May 30th, 2026 by


Image Caption: Many people are struggling with San Francisco’s increasingly competitive housing market, as the artificial intelligence boom has created extreme personal wealth across the region.

The Bay Area boasts the highest median home prices in the country and experienced the sharpest annual price increases.

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Category: San Francisco (Calif), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Real Estate Brokers, Artificial Intelligence, Anthropic AI LLC, OpenAI Labs, Computers and the Internet
May
30

May 30th, 2026 by

A well-organized group of neighbors is often the most powerful force.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Landlords, Trees and Shrubs, Content Type: Service, Iowa City (Iowa)
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