Multiple Listings Service & Real Estate Associations
Opinion
Any time you spend preparing your teams to handle fair housing questions will save you time, money and reputation in the long run
Earlier this month, NAR's board of directors passed policies that touched on property reforms, fair lending enforcement and fair housing education for all real estate licensees, not just Realtors
The 1.5 million-member trade group said it decided to overhaul its annual Realtors Conference & Expo after more than 2 years of analysis and research
Dr. Lisa Sturtevant will help Bright with 'critical business decisions around the company’s data assets' such as evaluating products and partnerships
Listing agents using Zillow 3D Home tours no longer have to manually add their tours to Redfin. This is the second partnership between the 2 real estate search portal rivals since 2019
NAR and co-defendants Realogy, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and HomeServices of America are asking a higher court to let them appeal a decision to make a commission suit a class action
The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it's competing with for consumer mindshare
Opinion
Given how slowly change takes place in the real estate industry, any change in compensation may be years off. On the other hand, if the DOJ were to force the end of the shared compensation, the industry will have to scramble to shift to an entirely new environment
Trade group raises more than $20K in three hours for Ukraine relief, on top of $100K in donations from Second Century Ventures and Louisiana Realtors
Paying $10 more for the trade group's consumer ad campaign has agents and brokers reevaluating what they're getting for their NAR membership
The trade group's special assessment for its 'That's Who We R' campaign will rise to $45 annually in 2023, in addition to NAR's membership dues, which the board voted Friday to keep at $150
A presidential advisory group of Realtors and staff will probe the impact of digital money in the real estate industry, with a potential eye toward completely digitizing the transaction process
Lawrence Yun predicted this year's housing market will see declining sales, rising home prices and an American Dream increasingly out of reach
MLSs will have 6 more months to implement the policy as well as a single data feed policy, NAR's director of engagement told the Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee Wednesday
At the NAR midyear conference, journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman answered Realtor questions on abortion, Trump, Biden, the Capitol attack and the upcoming midterm elections
Opinion
The certification of the class in Sitzer/Burnett v. NAR is only an initial procedural step and there are serious issues with the plaintiff’s complaint. Still, however, the industry needs to proactively address the underlying issues regarding agent compensation
Unlike 2 federal cases that claim seller costs are inflated by commission sharing, New Jersey homebuyer's lawsuit argued that buyers are the ones unfairly impacted
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