CoStar CEO Andy Florance dished with Intel about the commission lawsuits, Zillow and NAR as Homes.com nabbed 100M unique visitors for the first time ever in September
Carl Westcott says his judgment was impaired when a contract with Perry and Bloom was signed, due to opiates he was prescribed following a surgery to treat Huntington's disease, reports say
Redfin Senior Director of Brokerage Operations Joe Rath and NextHome CEO James Dwiggins said during an Inman Connect panel that pocket listings have proliferated since Clear Cooperation
Agents and brokers who spoke to Inman following the ruling in favor of NAR disagreed on who is 'overreaching' in the case and on whether changes to the controversial rules are necessary
The founder of The Oppenheim Group and star of Netflix's 'Selling Sunset' told Yahoo! Finance that potential changes to the commission structure could result in an exodus of real estate agents
In a report on Wednesday, the Consumer Federation of America found the median commissions listing agents offered to buyer agents ranged from 1% in parts of Brooklyn to 3% in Manhattan
Effective Oct. 3, NWMLS's forms will specify that buyer broker compensation will come directly from sellers and offer new options for how listing agents and buyer agents will be paid
Opinion
Given how slowly change takes place in the real estate industry, any change in compensation may be years off. On the other hand, if the DOJ were to force the end of the shared compensation, the industry will have to scramble to shift to an entirely new environment
The founder and CEO of California-based luxury brokerage The Agency says agents will stick around for the foreseeable future
Susan Daimler said Zillow is 'bullish on its partnership' with the agent community, and defended Zillow's model against criticism from rivals such as CoStar
The National Listing Service wants to help agents compete with big portals such as Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin for control of their lead generation
During Inman Connect Now, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman also noted that there is pressure on agent commissions right now, and expressed support for the MLS system
The New York- and Connecticut-based brokerage says it will appeal the ruling, which will allow plaintiffs to sue on behalf of some 20,000 homebuyers and sellers going back more than a decade
Real estate franchisor says giving the listing brokerage equal billing would cause consumer confusion
A report from the Consumer Federation of America found that the vast majority of seats on state real estate commissions are held by industry members and not one is held by a consumer or housing advocate