Thrust into his role atop the largest trade organization in the country nearly a year early, Sears shares insights on interactions with the DOJ, the multiple listing services and an industry divided
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Opinion
33K VA loans are currently facing foreclosure. Housing counselor Rachael Hite says agents need to know what is happening to their clients
CEO Robert Reffkin said the real estate brokerage doesn't consider 'any national NAR MLS rule impacting clients as binding' but will continue to train agents to comply with local MLS rules
Inman readers weigh in on private listings, portal wars and the way current controversies will play out for agents and the clients they serve
Housing trade groups — including NAR, MBA and NAHB — like tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses, and urge lawmakers to put the bill on Trump's desk
Illinois resident Kevin Cwynar's class-action case alleges the brokers and NAR rules have caused potentially hundreds of thousands of homebuyers to pay up to thousands of dollars in excess commissions
Umansky's PLS alleges NAR controls competition in the residential real estate industry by controlling a large network of MLSs in the country
Hopes that home sales will pick up may hinge more on additional inventory coming onto the market, which is expected to cool or reverse home price gains, economists say
Zillow attorneys pushed back against Compass' request for a broad and expedited discovery, and on the brokerage's private listing network. 'Compass would erect new barriers for buyers by making listings exclusive to each broker'
The nation’s largest real estate portal began enforcing its ban on private listings on Monday, 10 weeks after announcing its new standards. Here’s what you need to know now
An organized and proactive process can help keep the peace between family members and sell your client’s home efficiently, Lindsey Harn writes
Just starting out on a real estate team as a buyer's agent? Coach Verl Workman shares what you should know to hit the ground running and help your clients
As the market shifts, it’s important that your listing stands out from the competition. Troy Palmquist helps you help your sellers get market-ready fast
Opinion
MLSs are just too important to the health of the industry, and to the homebuying and selling process, to keep them under NAR’s control, Windermere co-President OB Jacobi writes