Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
P.S. Don’t miss The Download, our weekly column that breaks down one of the week’s top stories and equips you with what you’ll need to meet next Monday head-on.
These real estate social media posts actually generate leads
Use these social media post ideas from Listing Leads’ Jimmy Mackin to generate more leads — not likes.
How ‘coming soons’ could lead to DOJ intervention
In this episode, Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS, and Ed Zorn, VP and General Counsel, unpack one of the most heated and misunderstood topics in real estate right now.
Agent commissions show ‘stickiness’ nearly 2 years after NAR settlement
Roughly two-thirds of agents reported no significant shift in commission levels since the 2024 NAR settlement, a new report found.
MAPPED: Nearly half of America’s MLSs have vanished since 2015. Here’s what’s left
Amid ongoing consolidation and calls for more drastic changes, Inman mapped out the remaining 484 MLSs big and small.
Restore the MLS: A return to cooperation, not control
Fragmented power structures and binary “all-in or all-out” rules are no longer compatible with today’s demands, Caitlin McCrory and Robert Reffkin write. Here’s how they think the MLS needs to evolve.
