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Cyclists biking from Tampa to Tallahassee to advocate for cancer research

Cyclists will lobby for more funding towards cancer research and patient services at Moffitt Cancer Center.

QUIZ: Test your real estate marketing IQ

Are you a real estate know-it-all? Just a big trivia buff? Take Inman’s real estate marketing quiz. Test your knowledge to see if you’re on the right track or if

That’s such a turnoff! 7 major marketing mistakes agents make

Marketing that repulses the intended audience is much worse than marketing with no redeeming qualities, writes Laura Viñalet. Your marketing should be strategic, purposeful and professional. Here are seven major

SVB, CB, DOJ: Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week March 10-16, 2023

Catch up on the most-read stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here’s Inman Top 5 for March 10-16, 2023.  

Zillow CEO Rich Barton: ‘The real pain is probably coming’

Zillow — which held $3.4 billion in cash and investments at the end of 2022 — is well prepared to weather any storm, including the banking fallout, Barton said in

How that ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ meme could end up costing you

Sharing the latest funny photo is an almost irresistible impulse. However, if it crosses the line into marketing, you could be setting yourself up for financial consequences.  

‘All strapped in’: Luxury clients face whiplash as banking fallout unfolds

The sudden change in the global banking landscape has left luxury real estate clients hanging out “in the parking lot,” Kofi Nartey said, as they wait to see where the

Even after layoffs, 3 in 4 mortgage lenders lost money in Q4 2022

Lenders lost $2,812 per loan as business dropped off faster than they could trim expenses and production costs hit a record-high $12,450 per loan, a Mortgage Bankers Association survey found.  

New mortgage fee won’t debut until after spring homebuying season

Industry groups continue to object to a new Fannie and Freddie fee aimed at some riskier borrowers as a burden on lenders and consumers.  

Coldwell Banker latest brokerage to settle in wake of ‘Newsday’ exposé

Coldwell Banker agents subjected prospective homebuyers of color to different requirements than white homebuyers, according to the Office of the New York State Attorney General.