NAR countersues REX Real Estate, alleges harm from 'campaign of lies'
Real estate trade organization hits back at discount brokerage's claims regarding its own business model and inflated real estate commissions
News Quiz: Do you know the biggest stories for the week of Jan. 23?
Million Dollar Listing, a crime family and Move Inc. CEO David Doctorow made headlines this week. Test your knowledge of the biggest stories to see if you're up to date on the industry
by Inman Jan 28
Real estate agent charged in Capitol riot pleads not guilty
John MacMillan Cameron of Port Orchard, Washington, was arrested on Jan. 5, 2022, nearly a year after the riot, and charged with entering a restricted building, among other infractions
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 26
DOJ: No need to argue harm to consumers, buyers in NAR pocket listing suit
NAR's attorney says The PLS is trying to 'have their cake and eat it too' by claiming brokers are both the victims and the perpetrators of the Clear Cooperation Policy
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 21
News Quiz: Do you know the biggest stories for the week of Jan. 16?
Vishal Garg, WeWork and eXp Realty made headlines this week. Test your knowledge of the week's biggest real estate stories to determine if you're up to date on the biggest industry news
by Inman Jan 21
Number of Realtors hits new record high in 2021
For the third straight year, NAR membership hit an all-time high, likely propelled by a blistering hot housing market. Among the 50 US states, Georgia saw the biggest percentage increase
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 20
Lone Wolf and CAR deepen partnership
Lone Wolf Technologies has deepened its relationship with the California Association of Realtors by supplying a host of new products to its members
by Craig C. Rowe Jan 20
COVID hit the US 2 years ago today. Housing hasn't been the same since
Agents remain optimistic 2 years into the pandemic as the market waits to see who breaks first: buyers or sellers. Buyers, meanwhile, continue to pay record prices. Will the surge continue?
by Taylor Anderson Jan 20
REX: Realogy's stance is prelude to a reckoning on commissions
Realogy says it believes in buyer agents and cooperative compensation, but not in forcing brokers to enter a commission amount to list in a multiple listing service
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 11
hundred dollar bills lined up
On Thursday, Realogy Brokerage Group CEO M. Ryan Gorman shared the company's stance on the National Association of Realtors' Participation Rule, saying, 'There’s no reason why an offer of compensation needs to be a mandatory requirement for a home to be listed in the MLS .' Mostly, real estate agents disagreed
by Marian McPherson Jan 7
Realogy calls on NAR to eliminate commission-sharing requirement
Realogy is publicly calling on the National Association of Realtors to kill a requirement that listing brokers offer commissions to buyer brokers in order to submit listings to MLSs
NAR is second biggest trade group donor to 'Sedition Caucus': Analysis
Donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 election results from the National Association of Realtors and Rocket Mortgage clocked in at more than $375K in 2021
News Quiz: Test your knowledge of real estate's biggest stories of 2021
Acquisitions, spats, implosions and brawls: As the year wraps up and real estate professionals wish for the best in 2022, test your knowledge of the biggest real estate stories of 2021
by Inman Dec 31
The top 21 Inman stories of 2021
In a year that seemed like a reprise of 2020 — call it '2020 Light' — the past 12 months have been filled with anxiety. Take a walk down memory lane as Inman reveals its most-read stories of 2021
by Inman Dec 31
Houston MLS adds new Spanish language feature for agents, clients
More than 5,000 Realtors on HAR.com speak Spanish, according to Houston Association of Realtors
by Andrea V. Brambila Dec 22
New court ruling is both victory and defeat for NAR and REX
Discount brokerage's antitrust claims survive after judge concludes REX 'plausibly alleges that Zillow changed its websites because of NAR’s rules'
by Andrea V. Brambila Dec 21