The National Association of Realtors' leader said she recently received a 'threat to disclose a past personal, non-financial matter unless she compromised her position at NAR'
The membership of the National Association of Realtors shrank by 1.7% last year as the trade group weathered a tough market and major lawsuits
Agent 'glut' means part-timers are now the majority, leading to 'widespread incompetence and pressure to maintain high commission rates,' according to the Consumer Federation of America
Small brokers may not get as much attention as the big guys, but they make up the majority of the real estate industry's firms and manage to win David-and-Goliath struggles every day
Opinion
In the wake of potentially massive lawsuits and a maelstrom of mismanagement at the top of NAR, real estate's tech innovators have an opportunity to win back consumers on behalf of agents
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The case is the latest of numerous antitrust lawsuits that have emerged in the wake of the October verdict in Sitzer | Burnett. It names NAR, Compass, Redfin and others as defendants
Scandals, lawsuits, technology and more dominated the headlines in what turned out to be one of real estate's most eventful years in recent memory
November's numbers show pending sales didn't move compared to October, but lower rates did apparently lead to more lockbox openings — hinting that better days lie ahead
Sitzer | Burnett and its verdict cast a long shadow that will extend into 2024 and potentially shake up the real estate industry. But it wasn't the only lawsuit with commissions in the crosshairs
Opinion
According to coach Darryl Davis, although its intentions were good, the unintended consequences of the Clear Cooperation Policy may make it more trouble than it's worth
A year after ChatGPT burst onto the scene, real estate professionals told Inman that AI and AI-backed companies are on the way to becoming a baked-in part of the modern real estate business
Opinion
According to founder and CEO of 1 Percent Lists, Grant Clayton, it's time for the real estate industry to stop arguing about what's best for agents and start asking what's best for clients
The biggest story of the year was our liveblog coverage of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial. Get caught up with a special end-of-year edition of The Download