Market Analysis
5 Market Metrics That Predict Your GCI Before Closings Tell You
Most agents track lagging indicators and get blindsided by pipeline shifts. These five leading metrics — inventory trend, absorption rate, price reductions, DOM, and mortgage apps — predict your GCI 60-90 days out.
The Commission Crash Agents Feared Never Came. Here’s the Data.
Two years after the NAR settlement, buyer agent commissions dipped 5 basis points and recovered. NAR also deleted 5 disclosure rules in 2026. Here’s what agents need to update.
Your $49/Mo CMA Tool Has a Free AI Rival — Here's the Verdict
RPR's new AI CMA scores comps 0-100 and costs NAR members nothing. Cloud CMA charges $35-49/month. Here's the tier-by-tier breakdown of which tool wins for solo agents, teams, and brokerages.
5 Numbers From May's NAR Report That Change Your Q3 Listing Strategy
May 2026 NAR data shows 4.5-month supply, $429,300 median price, and 4.17M annual sales pace. Five specific data points reshape how agents should price and present listings in Q3.
The 2026 CMA Stack: What Listing Agents Who Win 71% Actually Use
43% of agents use CMA automation but only 23% use free RPR. Tech-enhanced CMAs win 71% of listing presentations. Here's the $39-49/mo stack that top listing agents run.
NAR's MLS Overhaul Is Overhyped — Only 3 of 18 Rules Move Money
NAR rewrote 18 MLS rules in January 2026. Most are administrative cleanup. Three directly affect your income: the membership unlock, unlimited fines, and delayed marketing.
'The Market Is Back' Is Wrong — 5 NAR Numbers That Prove It
NAR's Feb 2026 affordability hit a 4-year high — but sales barely moved. Five numbers from the data that should change your listing presentation this spring.
Affordability Up 14%, Homes Sit 63 Days. 3 Numbers to Fix Your CMA.
NAR's affordability index jumped to 117.6 but homes sit 63 days — the longest since 2019. Run these three market metrics before your next CMA to price listings correctly in spring 2026.