The portable mortgage illusion: How this ‘solution’ can create bigger problems

Portable mortgages sound like a creative answer to a difficult problem, but they are not a true fix, Derek Carlson writes. They are a trade-off.

The role of the CMA (and agent) in an AI world

As AI makes CMAs faster and cleaner, broker-owner Deb Siefkin writes, it’s exposing a gap most agents were never trained to address.

‘Scale will be increasingly important’: Real, REMAX CEOs on $880M merger

"The industry has started to consolidate, and consolidation is probably in the future for residential real estate," Erik Carlson told Inman.

Real Brokerage to acquire REMAX in $880M consolidation play

Real’s deal for REMAX would create a 180,000-agent platform as consolidation reshapes brokerage competition.