Inman Connect 2027 — real estate technology, mortgage innovation, and market trends
Inman Connect is the leading real estate technology and innovation conference, drawing agents, brokers, lenders, and PropTech founders. The 2027 sessions cover AI in mortgage underwriting, buyer agent compensation data, digital closing adoption, and the market outlook from top economists and lenders.
Inman Connect is where real estate technology meets market reality. The sessions debated here — AI underwriting, eClosing, assumption platforms, commission transparency — tend to become standard industry practice within 2–3 years. For buyers and lenders, it is a signal of where the mortgage origination experience is heading.
Key 2027 session themes
Automated income, asset, and employment verification replacing manual review — and the regulatory questions around algorithmic lending decisions
Full-year post-settlement data on who is paying buyer commissions, at what rates, and the effect on first-time buyer costs and deal structure
Remote Online Notarization is legal in most states — but closing process fragmentation means adoption is uneven; who has solved it and how
Startups building infrastructure for FHA and VA loan assumption transactions — reducing the 90-day timeline to 30 days
AI-based AVM updates vs traditional appraisals — when waived appraisals help buyers and when they create risk
Economist and lender panel on 2027–2028 rate trajectory and the affordability unlock scenario if rates drop below 6%
External references
- Inman — Connect conference registration and agenda
- Inman — Innovator Awards (PropTech leaders)
- CFPB — Digital homebuyer tools and resources
- NAR — Buyer agent compensation settlement FAQs
- Fannie Mae — Day 1 Certainty (automated verification)
Common questions
What is Inman Connect?
Inman Connect is the flagship conference of Inman, the most widely read real estate industry news publication. Held twice yearly (January in New York, August in Las Vegas), Connect brings together 3,000–5,000 agents, brokers, lenders, mortgage technology companies, and real estate investors. It is the conference where major industry shifts — including the buyer agent compensation settlement implications — are analyzed in real time with practitioner data.
How does Inman Connect affect mortgage markets?
Inman sessions routinely feature heads of major lenders (United Wholesale Mortgage, Rocket, Wells Fargo), mortgage technology CEOs (Blend, Snapdocs, Reggora), and economists debating rate forecasts and market conditions. The sessions capture early adoption trends in: eClosing and remote notarization, automated income verification (Freddie Mac's AIM, Fannie Mae Day 1 Certainty), AI-based appraisal review, and point-of-sale lead generation. These technology shifts directly reduce origination costs and change how buyers interact with lenders. CFPB's homebuyer resource covers what digital mortgage tools borrowers can use today.
What PropTech topics are expected at Inman Connect 2027?
In 2027, the most discussed topics are expected to be: (1) AI in underwriting — automated income and employment verification replacing manual review for standard files; (2) Buyer agent compensation data — first full-year analysis of how the NAR settlement has shifted commission structures and buyer closing costs; (3) eClosing and RON adoption — Remote Online Notarization now legal in most states, but adoption varies widely; (4) Mortgage assumption platforms — startups building marketplace infrastructure for FHA/VA assumption transactions; (5) Algorithmic listing pricing — AI-based valuation tools and whether they reduce or widen appraisal bias.
What is the Inman Innovator Award and why does it matter to lenders?
The Inman Innovator Awards recognize the most impactful technology companies and products in real estate each year. For lenders, the awards function as a forward-looking indicator of which technology integrations are gaining traction in the brokerage world — and therefore which tools buyers will increasingly expect their lender to support. A winning eClosing or POS platform in 2027 is likely to become a standard integration in origination stacks within 18–24 months.
When and where is Inman Connect 2027?
Inman Connect is held twice yearly: Inman Connect New York (January 2027) and Inman Connect Las Vegas (August 2027). Exact dates and registration are available at inman.com/event/inman-connect. The Las Vegas edition is the larger of the two with more technology exhibition floor presence.
Check today's rates on the mortgage calculator, read about how mortgage assumptions work, or see the MBA Technology Solutions Conference for more mortgage tech sessions.