Every Friday, we round 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.
When you ask AI for the best agent, top producers often lose out
New Local Falcon research finds 91.5 percent of top-producing agents never show up in AI search results, and the ones who do usually wrote their own “best agent” ranking.
8th Circuit affirms settlement in Sitzer | Burnett commission lawsuit
The settlement included a $418 million payment by NAR, as well as sweeping business practice changes around how commissions are negotiated.
Gary Keller: The market isn’t fun — but it doesn’t lack opportunity
Gary Keller said his annual State of the Housing Market address wouldn’t be fun — but it would tell agents how to find “the top of the moment.”
A timeline of DC’s growing antitrust scrutiny in residential real estate
Since last summer, members of Congress have questioned some of the industry’s biggest transactions and business strategies.
Real, REMAX securityholders approve acquisition
The combined company is expected to “support more than 180,000 real estate professionals across more than 120 countries and territories.”
