Daniel Houston

This year has been tough on real estate. But investors think several major companies have done enough to boost their standing — and box out key competitors.

This week Intel explores the financial data behind three real estate companies that thrilled investors amid a stagnant market that stymied the competition: Compass, Zillow and The Real Brokerage.

This report was originally published on Nov. 18, 2024, exclusively for subscribers of Intel , the data and research arm of Inman.

As agents become more familiar with how the NAR settlement will impact business, they're increasingly open to rosier possibilities, a new Intel analysis shows.

Supporters of the policy outnumber critics nearly 3-to-1, according to new data from the Inman Intel Index survey. Agents at larger brokerages were more receptive to the criticisms, Intel found.

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For most, the rise of negotiated compensation for buyer's agents hasn't dramatically pushed down commissions — yet. But new rules may be benefiting top performers, new Intel polling shows.

A growing pool of buyers — and an increasingly optimistic cohort of agents — may signal a boost in the next batch of home-sale numbers, Intel Index survey results suggest.

In a world without Clear Cooperation, real estate agents who believe in the value of multiple listing services would have more convincing to do, an Intel survey of 3,000 US consumers finds.

The advantages of the industry's most prolific agents may be growing even more pronounced in the post-settlement landscape, according to an Inman Intel Index poll of real estate professionals