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In Detroit, a Family Builds a Home ‘Extension’ — a 7-Minute Drive Away

April 20th, 2026 by Diana Budds

Designed by Dash Marshall, this bedroom-free experimental courtyard house serves as an office, a place to entertain and a weekend retreat.

Category: Detroit (Mich), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Interior Design and Furnishings, Architecture

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Hello, goodbye: Real estate’s biggest new hires and moves

April 20th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

BGHRE, Coldwell Banker and other industry brands made moves last week. Get caught up with Inman's weekly roundup.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Select, Alissa Parziale, Amy Rio, Anthony Nguyen, better homes and gardens real estate, bhgre, boston, coldwell banker, Coldwell Banker Envision, connecticut, Enfield, Executive Real Estate Inc, Gina Carme, Giselle Caridi, Glastonbury, iKONIC, Jason Waugh, Karen McLaine, Kevin Greenberg, los angeles, luxury real estate, Maggie Damato, maine, new england, new york, Old Saybrook, pennsylvania, Portside Real Estate, Real Estate Investing, residential real estate, Score First, Senne, southern california, sports and entertainment real estate, Steve Ellis, Teri Kirkland, washington d.c., William Senné

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Miami, RWorld announce merger, becoming the ‘largest local Realtor association in the world’

April 20th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

The Miami Association of Realtors and RWorld will merge on May 11, creating the 93,000-member Miami and South Florida Realtors.

Category: Industry News, MLS & Associations, Select, Alfredo Pujol, beaches mls, bright mls, Broward, Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors, California Regional MLS, dionna hall, Evian White De Leon, flexmls, Global Data Exchange, Jonathan Dolphus, kim hansen, matrix, miami, Miami and South Florida Realtors, Miami Association of Realtors, miami mls, Miami Realtors, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, NAR, national association of realtors, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors (RWorld), real estate association, residential real estate, RWorld, south florida, teresa king kinney

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Pocket listings reshape access as agent commissions remain largely unchanged: Watchdog

April 20th, 2026 by AJ LaTrace

A new report suggests that the industry's push toward pocket listings is emerging as a pressure point for first-time buyers.

Category: Industry News, Listings, Select, agent commissions, AJ LaTrace, Anywhere Real Estate, Brokerage Fee Data, brokerages, Clear Cooperation Policy, commission, commissions, compass, consumer federation of america, Consumer Policy Center, Delayed Marketing Exempt Listing, Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings, fair housing, Fair Housing Centers, Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA, first-time buyers, HomeServices of America, housing affordability, housing counselors, keller williams, NAR, NAR settlement, national association of realtors, National Urban League, oregon, pocket listings, pre-market listings, private listings, re/max, real estate agent commissions, Redfin, rocket, washington d.c., Zillow

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