Seller financing is back, and Mel Dorman says the agents learning it are the ones doing well right now. At the Inman Podcast Studio at eXpcon 2026, Dorman, founder of Seller Finance Academy, walked Taylor Anderson through seller financing, subject-to deals and wrap notes, the sellers most open to them and how agents get paid when there is no bank in the deal.
Full explainer on Inman: inman.com/2026/11/06/seller-…
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Inman caught up with the multiple Grammy Award winner and actress ahead of NAR NXT in New Orleans. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/47XXoLA
Opendoor bought 4,865 homes in Q3, up 316 percent from a year ago. But net loss widened to $218 million, and the company says it’s behind on profitability. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/48433jf
Brokerage recruiting gains among the top 100 brands fell 57 percent in 2026 as agents stayed put, new Courted data shows. Here’s what it means for 2027. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4iAHk7r
AGNT, the holding company of eXp Realty, NextHome and two others, reported revenue of $1.3 billion. It lost $4.3 million during Q3 — a reversal from 2025. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4ioAh2N
BREAKING: AGNT grew revenue 6% in Q3 and swung to a loss. The bet is deliberate. CEO Leo Pareja is spending into the slowdown on the theory that agent-first investment makes the business stronger. International is helping fund it — up 27% and the fastest-growing segment — and the company says it has $111M in cash and no debt.
Full analysis on Inman: inman.com/2026/11/05/agnt-cl…
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BREAKING: Compass just posted its first-ever Q3 profit, on record $3.9B revenue. The integration story is the engine. Costs are down 6% while comparable revenue is up nearly 12%, Compass has topped its cost-savings target, and its Home Platform now reaches 68,349 agents across the former Anywhere brands. It's also raising new-agent production standards 30%, betting on quality over sheer headcount.
Full story on Inman: inman.com/2026/11/05/compass…
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In its first earnings report since the merger, Real REMAX Group posted a $67.2 million net loss and forecast fewer home sales and lower prices in 2027. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4A9Z0h7
OPINION: First-time homebuyer data from NAR and the Census point the same way: owning is getting harder for younger households. See the numbers. #Inman #RealEstate #RealEstateNews bit.ly/4z7kH0G
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
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.
Read more: inman.com/2026/11/04/housing…
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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.
68% of broker owners say at least 2 in 10 files come back for correction. See what else 40 broker owners told us in our new report with @side_realestate
Get the full report: side.com/broker-owner-report…
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