Real Estate 101

May
22

Wells Fargo discrimination suit ends in $100M homebuyer fund

May 22nd, 2026 by Marian McPherson

Wells Fargo was sued in 2022 for exclusionary hiring and lending practices. The bank still denies wrongdoing, despite the settlement.

Category: Banking & Lending, Mortgage, Select, Discrimination Lawsuit, discriminatory lending, diversity equity and inclusion, fannie mae, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, income discrimination, Lending Algorithm, Marian McPherson, minority borrowers, Mortgage Assistance Program, Mortgage Denials, Navy Federal, refinance applications, Rocket Mortgage, Solidifi, wells fargo, Wells Fargo discrimination

May
22

Leveraging AI while keeping it real: Now Streaming

May 22nd, 2026 by Inman

Learn how to use AI to scale communication, streamline tasks and stay consistently available for real estate clients.

Category: Technology, AI, artificial intelligence, automation, communication, inman, Inman Access, James Harris, Katie Kossev, Million Dollar Listing, personal touch, real estate sales, relationship management, sales

May
22

A national MLS, or ‘national’ MLSs? Take the Intel Index survey for May

May 22nd, 2026 by Daniel Houston

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate's most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey.

Category: Agent, AI, Brokerage, MLS & Associations, New Agent, Property Portfolio, Recruiting, Research & Analytics, Technology, Anywhere Real Estate, artificial intelligence, Association Membership, brokerage \, brokerage consolidation, brokerage leaders, Brokerage World, brokerages, clear cooperation, Client Negotiation, Client Pipeline Health, commission rates, Commission Trends, compass, Compass International Holdings, homes.com, Independent Board Governance, industry sentiment, Industry Survey, inman, inman connect, Inman Connect New York, Inman Intel Index, Inman Intel Index survey, Intel, Intel Index, inventory opportunities, listing agreements, market recovery, MLS, mls access, Multiple Listing Service, multiple listing services, NAR, NAR commission lawsuit settlement, NAR settlement, national association of realtors, national mls, pre-market listings, Private-Listing Platforms, productivity, Productivity Gains, PropTech, Real Estate Agents, real estate brokerages, real estate commission, real estate consolidation, real estate industry, Real Estate Industry Survey, Real Estate Merger, Real Estate Productivity, real estate survey, real estate surveys, Realtor associations, realtor.com, Recruiting Challenges, Recruiting Trends, Redfin, residential real estate, Residential Real Estate Industry, Revenue Prospects, robert reffkin, rocket, san diego, survey, The National Association of Realtors, the new york times, three-way agreement, U.S. tariff policy, Zillow

May
22

Breezy CEO James Harris: Uncertainty creates opportunity for prepared agents

May 22nd, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Harris broke down recent NAR data and explained why buyers waiting for rates to fall may be making a costly mistake.

Category: Agent, homebuying, homeselling, Interviews, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Markets & Economy, Select, Breezy, buyer behavior, case-shiller index, dallas, denver, elevated mortgage rates, existing-home sales, home inventory, homebuilder confidence, housing affordability, housing shortage, inman, James Harris, los angeles, luxury buyers, luxury real estate, median home price, Million Dollar Listing, mortgage rates, NAR, nar data, national association of realtors, new construction, new york, Nick Pipitone, northeast, phoenix, real estate market, seattle, spring buyers, spring marketing strategies, Sun Belt, tampa, Turnkey Properties, washington d.c.

May
22

This antitrust case could reshape how listings show up and get sold

May 22nd, 2026 by Eric Bramlett

Whoever controls listing access controls what the real estate market looks like, brokerage owner Eric Bramlett writes. Courts may or may not restructure that in the Zillow-Redfin-FTC case.

Category: Agent, Columns, Opinion, Portals, Rentals, Select, Service, antitrust, Antitrust Case, antitrust lawsuit, austin texas, Bramlett Partners, Eric Bramlett, Exclusive syndication, federal trade commission, ftc, lead generation, listing visibility, Market concentration, Multifamily Rental Listings, Platform deals, Real estate audience share, Redfin, residential real estate, Syndication Agreements, Zillow, Zillow Redfin antitrust case, Zillow Redfin rental agreement

Real Estate 101

Wells Fargo discrimination suit ends in $100M homebuyer fund

Leveraging AI while keeping it real: Now Streaming

A national MLS, or ‘national’ MLSs? Take the Intel Index survey for May

Breezy CEO James Harris: Uncertainty creates opportunity for prepared agents

This antitrust case could reshape how listings show up and get sold

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