Zillow to REX: Let's unite against NAR's 'no-commingling rule'
Legal battle of wills rages on as the 3 parties have motions to compel pending before the court. On Tuesday, REX pushed back against Zillow’s motion to compel, calling it a 'fishing expedition'
NAR tech accelerator accepts 8 residential real estate startups
Perchwell, Fractional, Inspectify, Courted, Place, Reggora, Revive and Courted to get education, mentorship and networking opportunities in exchange for marketing fee and small equity stake
Brad Inman’s real estate predictions for 2022: Here's to a sober year
Opinion
Keller Williams, Douglas Elliman, the DOJ and the NAR. Brad Inman's crystal ball is 'a little foggy — but a big trend is coming into focus for me' in 2022, Inman's founder writes
by Brad Inman Dec 15
NAR deemed 'Great Place to Work' for 2nd year in a row
Most of the National Association of Realtors' 342 employees have worked at the trade organization for 6 years or more
'The American dream has changed': Feather wins NAR 'Pitch Battle'
The furniture rental startup was one of 12 contestants to go head-to-head in a 'Pitch Battle' hosted by NAR’s for-profit investment subsidiary, Second Century Ventures
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 19
NAR forges partnership with LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance
The relationship between the entities will enable the development of new training opportunities in an effort to help create LGBTQ+ leaders in the real estate industry
by Lillian Dickerson May 26
NAR's venture capital fund picks Knock, other startups for REACH program
Second Century Ventures, which is an arm of the National Association of Realtors, has chosen Knock and 7 other startups to be a part of the 2021 REACH scale-up program
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 26
SentriLock officially launches showing platform
SentriKey Showing Service is among the buzziest new showing management platforms in a space that has growing increasingly crowded in recent months
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 13
NAR fills out advocacy team, touts it as 'the envy of Washington'
Bryan Greene, Helen Devlin and Joe Harris are moving up the ranks of the 1.4 million-member trade group's lobbying operation
Notarize opens platform to more notaries, launches tool for agents
Notarize also revealed during a virtual conference Wednesday that it has seen significant growing interest in virtual transactions during the pandemic
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 18
It's not OK to be Realtor by day and a 'keyboard bigot' by night: NAR
Realtors must proactively tackle inequality in real estate, trade group leaders said Wednesday. 'Talk is cheap, and actions speak better than words,' CEO Bob Goldberg said
Former Trump admin official named as NAR's chief advocate
Bill Malkasian and Joe Ventrone are stepping down, and Shannon McGahn, a former counselor for the US Department of Treasury, has been promoted to chief advocacy officer
by Patrick Kearns Sep 14
NAR promotes Andréa Moore to VP of diversity, inclusion
The human resources exec will be responsible for the 1.4 million-member association's internal diversity and inclusion strategies
by Patrick Kearns Aug 12
ReferralExchange joins NAR Realtor Benefits Program
The new partnership will give NAR members access to ReferralExchanges' concierge-based lead vetting service
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 4
NAR conference goes virtual over health and safety concerns
The 2020 Realtors Conference & Expo was supposed to take place in New Orleans in November, but it was moved online amid lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 24