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How tech visionary Steve Pacinelli fosters agent achievement

Dec 28, 2023

In his latest Snapshot profile, Brandon Doyle looks at how tech innovator Steve Pacinelli has made a career of moving agents forward while always staying focused on the human touch.

Zillow files antitrust lawsuit against 2 major MLSs

Dec 27, 2023

The listings portal filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Arizona Regional MLS and MLS Inc. for what it asserts are violations of federal antitrust law.

Bosscat caps busy 2023 with release of Homebase

Dec 27, 2023

Bosscat, formerly PunchlistUSA, has released a new home maintenance and long-term house management product called Homebase.

19 real estate pros share their Lesson Learned moments

Dec 27, 2023

For five years now, Inman’s Christy Murdock has been highlighting real estate pros across the nation in her Lesson Learned column. Here’s a look at 2023's most memorable profiles and advice.

NYC Douglas Elliman agent Tom Cooper dies at 56

Dec 27, 2023

A California native, Cooper was a highly successful luxury agent who fell in love with the "chaos" of Manhattan's architecture before embarking on his real estate career.

Lessen, Darwin Homes partner to evolve SFR services

Dec 27, 2023

Lessen provides a wide array of technology services to managers of single family rentals, multifamily communities and commercial income properties, while its newest partner, Darwin Homes, offers a mobile solution for finding, applying and moving into single family rental homes.

Mortgage rates are in free fall as economy continues to cool

Dec 27, 2023

While Fed policymakers had forecast three rate cuts next year, futures markets now see an 85 percent chance of at least six rate cuts after a key inflation metric shows the economy is cooling rapidly.

Can futuristic utopias solve our housing crisis?

Dec 27, 2023

People have been founding new cities forever. However, it turns out building a successful place is harder than it looks — and sometimes takes a very long time.

How 2,000 years of ‘layering’ transformed an ancient Roman city

Dec 27, 2023

Verona, Italy, started out with a rigid Roman street grid, then spent two millennia evolving into the charming and quaint city that exists today, layered with generation after generation of history.

How our utopian dreams became the stuff of dystopian nightmares

Dec 27, 2023

In the 19th century, many people had a utopian view of the future, as well as fantastic visions of future cities. Then something shifted and we've been obsessed with dystopias ever since.

Salt Lake City: The utopian community that (sort of) worked

Dec 27, 2023

Utah's capital was founded as a religious refuge and built according to spiritual ideals. But it has evolved dramatically, offering a compelling glimpse of what successful urban planning looks like.

How cities and homeowners zoned themselves into a housing crisis

Dec 27, 2023

Los Angeles is one of many cities that dramatically reduced its own housing capacity over decades via a series of 20th century city planning initiatives, including homeowner-led downzoning efforts.