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Every Friday, Inman Service Editor Dani Vanderboegh rounds up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
P.S. Don’t miss The Download, our weekly column that breaks down one of the week’s top stories and equips you with what you’ll need to meet next Monday head-on.
NAR may rescind ‘no-commingling’ rule this week amid DOJ scrutiny
Andrea Brambila | Inman
The trade organization’s MLS committee on Tuesday approved the elimination of the controversial policy at a meeting closed to the media. Its Executive Committee will take a final vote Wednesday.
NAR president: DOJ thinks Realtors ‘make too much money’
NAR President Kevin Sears addresses NAR’s Broker Engagement Council at the Realtors Legislative Meetings in Washington D.C. on June 2, 2025
At NAR’s midyear conference, Kevin Sears told brokers he was “cautiously optimistic” about improving the trade group’s relationship with the antitrust enforcer.
Reffkin rails against ‘organized real estate’ at annual Compass retreat
Courtesy of Compass
During a keynote address Tuesday, the CEO rallied the firm’s agents and staff against Compass naysayers, discussed short-term goals of seller choice and agent listing attribution, and unveiled the latest rendition of Compass AI.
NAR overturns ‘no-commingling’ rule in Executive Committee vote
The committee opted to rescind the controversial “no-commingling” policy on Wednesday, one day after NAR’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee voted to scrap it amid DOJ scrutiny.
The open house system that generates leads like clockwork
Jimmy Burgess and digital marketing expert Josh Ries break down a system for creating multiple marketing opportunities from each open house.
