Homesellers accuse Massachusetts-based MLS PIN, Realogy, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and HomeServices of America of conspiracy to stifle competition and inflate commissions
Bryan Greene, NAR's vice president of advocacy policy: 'We feel we owe a debt and that the future prosperity of our industry and the economy depend on us doing this work'
A demographics panel at NAR's Real Estate Forecast Summit talked about the declining share of first-time homebuyers, the 'baby bust,' and the rise in multigenerational living
Jim Parrott, a nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute, said housing is 'not an abstraction' for the president-elect at National Association of Realtors' Real Estate Forecast Summit
National Association of Realtors members discussed whether supporting certain political candidates, using the wrong pronouns or opposing same-sex marriage could be hate speech
Bryan Greene, Helen Devlin and Joe Harris are moving up the ranks of the 1.4 million-member trade group's lobbying operation
Trade groups allege CDC moratorium 'unilaterally shifted billions of dollars in economic burdens from one group of Americans, renters, to another, landlords'
Missives that disclose race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity are risky for buyer's agents and listing agents
Broker and ethics hearing officer Barbara Betts detailed the ways agents misrepresent themselves and the transaction, sometimes inadvertently
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As the Moehrl and Sitzer lawsuits work their way through the legal system they now must explain why the Department of Justice settlement is inadequate
The trade organization also launched a free interactive training platform, Fairhaven, where agents can walk in the shoes of a client experiencing discrimination
Among other things, the case could ultimately drive down commissions and weaken industry organizations, agents told Inman
Proposed settlement would require the trade group to repeal or change several rules the US Department of Justice deems anticompetitive
Speaking at NAR's annual conference, the musician and civil rights champion said there are 'more pressing' fair housing issues than the term 'master bedroom'
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts existing-home sales will rise 9% in 2021
At the Realtors Conference and Expo, panelists made a case for the federal government to provide rental relief for both residential and commercial tenants amid the pandemic