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May
4

May 4th, 2026 by


Image Caption: The âPaul Robeson Theatreâ in Fort Greene, known for its round-arched Romanesque Revival (Rundbogenstil) style, was built in 1864 as a Unitarian Universalist church.

The Paul Robeson Theater and Stuyvesant Mansion, formerly owned by the trailblazing physician Dr. Josephine English, are facing a court-ordered sale.

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Category: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY), Historic Buildings and Sites, Black People, Land Use Policies, Churches (Buildings), Robeson, Paul, Fort Greene (Brooklyn, NY), Brooklyn (NYC), Real Estate (Commercial)
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

AI data centers are edging out apartments as the development Americans least want next door. Nearly half of U.S. residents oppose construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood, while 38 percent support it, according to a Redfin-commissioned survey.

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Category: Agent, AI, Markets & Economy, Select, AI Data Centers, Apartment complex, Apartment Complexes, Community Opposition, datacenters, Economic Benefits, Electricity Consumption, Environmental Impact, Housing Development, housing market, inman, Ipsos, Jessi Healey, Local Construction Employment, mixed-use development, Multi-Unit Dwellings, Neighborhood Opposition, Redfin, Residential Real Estate Development, single-family homes, Water Consumption
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

Two of the nation's largest independent brokerages are joining forces on a multi-year marketing partnership — and say the model could offer a blueprint for other independents facing consolidation pressure.

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Category: Brokerage, Marketing, Select, acquisitions and mergers, arizona, Bess Freedman, brokerage consolidation, brown harris stevens, Buyer Pools, california, collaboration, connecticut, Cooperative Marketing Strategies, Cross-marketing Initiatives, FirstTeam, florida, Lauren Henss, leading real estate companies of the world, M&A, Marketing Partnership, Matthew Leone, mergers and acquistions, Michele Harrington, new jersey, new york, Off-market Listing Networks, private listing, Private Listing Network, private listings, real estate industry consolidation, referral networks, thought leadership, washington
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

The Fed held rates on Wednesday in its most divided vote in decades. Three dissenters say the Iran oil shock has changed the math.

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Category: Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, bank of japan, bankrate, Beth Hammack, BOJ, central banks, Christine Lagarde, cleveland, consumer price index, dallas, Easing Bias, ECB, Energy prices, European Central Bank, fed, fed rate hikes, federal funds rate, Federal Open Market Committee, federal reserve, FOMC, global economy, housing market, inflation, interest rates, Iran War, Iran war impact, Jerome Powell, Kazuo Ueda, Kevin Warsh, lending standards, Lorie Logan, minneapolis, monetary policy, mortgage rates, Neel Kashkari, oil prices, PCE Inflation, stagflation, Stephen Kates, Stephen Miran, Strait of Hormuz
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by
Alchemy Architects pioneered the weeHouse after building a home for Stephanie Arado. Decades later, she wanted another one — this time with plumbing.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Tiny Homes and Micro-Housing, Sustainable Living, Architecture, Minnesota, internal-open-access-from-nl
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by
The Key Biscayne property has views of the Miami skyline. In London, a mansion sold for $358 million, and in Monaco a penthouse sold for $550 million.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), High Net Worth Individuals, Key Biscayne (Fla), Monaco, Upper East Side (Manhattan, NY), Maui (Hawaii), Dumbo (Brooklyn, NY), internal-open-access-from-nl
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

Century 21, Engel & Völkers, eXp Realty and other industry brands all made moves last week amid continuing consolidation.

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Category: Agent, Brokerage, Select, Teams, Angel Gonzalez, Bluegrass Realty Pros, california, century 21, century 21 real estate, charlotte, Daniel de la Vega, douglas elliman, engel & volkers, EV, eXp Realty, florida, georgia, Gerald Henderson, interior design, Jackie M. Estes, Jason Jarstfer, Judge Realty, kentucky, Lori Judge, luxury residential sales, luxury staging, Melissa Jarstfer, Mike Miedler, military relocations, national association of realtors, New Development Sales, new hires, new york, Nilou Henderson, ONE Sotheby's International Realty, real estate auctions, San Bernardino, senior real estate specialist, Sonia Orozco
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

No one is being forced to switch tech platforms. But both Compass and the Real Brokerage face incentives to persuade.

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Category: Agent, Brokerage, Inman Intel, Technology, acquisition, agent compensation, Anywhere, Anywhere Real Estate, Brokerage Network Consolidation, compass, Compass International Holdings, franchise model, Intel, intel index survey, merger, Pre-marketing Partnerships, private listings, Ravi Jani, re/max, re/max holdings, real brokerage, robert reffkin, tamir poleg, tech stack, Zillow
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by
The actress and her designer put a luxurious, contemporary spin on ’70s style, complete with a conversation pit that doubles as a screening room.

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Category: Q, Maggie, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Interior Design and Furnishings, Restoration and Renovation, Arizona
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

The platforms are done being passive about what gets rewarded. Instagram is restricting reposts, Meta is tightening partnership content standards and new research is poking holes in the demographic targeting assumptions most agents are still operating on.

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Category: Agent, Content Marketing, Marketing, Select, Audience Targeting, Content Clipping, content strategy, DeVine, Divine, Facebook, instagram, Jack Dorsey, Jessi Healey, Life Stage Targeting, Market Expertise, meta, original content, Paid Partnership, Purchase Intent, real estate marketing, Short-form video, social media, social media marketing, Third-party Scheduling Tools, Trending, vine
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

As the story behind the merger continues to unfold, Inman is bringing you news from all angles to help you make sense of the changes.

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Category: Brokerage, Columns, Select, Service, AI-powered Brokerage, Alloy Advisors, amit kulkarni, Christy Murdock, consolidation, consumer experience, First Team, M&A, merger and acquisition, mergers and acquisitions, Michele Harrington, motto mortgage, re/max, Re/Max Holdings Inc., Real Brokerage Inc, real estate franchise, real estate industry consolidation, Real REMAX deal, Real REMAX Group, Real REMAX merger, real-estate-brokerage, tamir poleg, technology platform, the download
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

Alloy Advisors' Amit Kulkarni compares Real-REMAX, Compass-Anywhere and Rocket Companies to determine who made the best deal.

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Category: Agent, AI, Brokerage, Columns, Opinion, Select, Service, amit kulkarni, op ed, Real brokerage merger, real estate agent commissions, Real REMAX deal, REMAX acquisition, REMAX merger
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Maverick Real Estate founder Jesse Garcia unpacks a statement most people in the industry are afraid to say: A lot of brokerages simply shouldn’t exist.

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Category: Agent, Brokerage, Teams, Video, Agent Alignment, brokerages, Coaching, Financial Operating System, growth, James Dwiggins, Jesse Garcia, keith robinson, lead generation, Maverick Real Estate, mindset, negotiation, NextHome Inc., real estate entrepreneurship, Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Recruiting Models
May
4

May 4th, 2026 by

Why the customer experience is becoming the real competitive advantage.

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Category: Sponsored, @mortgage, agent, brokerages, closing, consolidation, customer experience, Customer Relationship, financing, howard hanna, independence, integration, lead generation, real estate industry, scale, title
May
3

May 3rd, 2026 by

Most agents are waiting for a breakthrough moment, Jimmy Burgess writes, but business is built by the small decisions you make every single day.

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Category: Agent, Agent Appreciation Month, Columns, Lead Generation, Select, Service, Video, agent daily routine, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, content calendar, crm, customer relationship management, Daily Discipline, daily routine, daily system for real estate agent, daily tasks, Database follow-up, geographic farming, HomeServices of America, jimmy burgess, kaizen, lead generation, listing process, negotiation, real estate conversations, real estate marketing, theme-month-202605
May
2

May 2nd, 2026 by

Co-op boards like to know who is in the building, but sometimes they go too far.

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Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Cooperatives, Boards of Directors, Manhattan (NYC)
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