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CEO Hoby Hanna sent a letter Wednesday to NAR and more than 70 MLSs his brokerage belongs to, informing them it will no longer consider itself bound by the policy, he told Inman exclusively
President says he's giving 'very serious consideration' to bringing companies public, and investors are hoping that whatever plan emerges will generate a windfall for them
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Redfin will begin banning listings that aren't added to the MLS within 24 hours of being publicly marketed. The announcement comes 2 days after Zillow Group shared its ban timeline
Existing-home sales continued to fall in April, down 0.5% from March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4M last month, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors
Craig Steinley was voted out Wednesday by a two-thirds majority of the Institute's 28-member board, less than 2 weeks after an NYT exposé surfaced harassment and misconduct allegations
Your commissions represent much more than a paycheck, financial planner Amanda Neely writes. They're the fuel for your business, your personal financial stability and your future security
Applications for purchase loans fell 5% last week as rates climbed to highest level since February over concerns about inflation and growing government debt
NextHome's James Dwiggins argued during Inman on Tour Miami that Compass is 'steering' clients. Compass' Mark McLaughlin said Compass clients aren't being 'duped'
In slower markets, agents who are strategic, creative and proactive rise to the top, Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman writes. Those who wait for conditions to change get left behind
Nearly twice as many Realtor.com visitors say they would be more likely to buy if a recession hits compared to the share who say they'd be less likely to buy if the economy fails, new polling shows
Zillow will send warnings about non-compliant listings beginning May 28 but enforcement won't start until June 30. Agents will receive 2 warnings before their 3rd non-compliant listing is blocked
The 'Million Dollar Listing LA' star took to Instagram to criticize Compass Chief Evangelist Leonard Steinberg's recent critique regarding how women in real estate are depicted on reality TV shows
Utah-based discount brokerage was once on a path for 1K agents. A few years later, the company was sold and is rebuilding under new ownership, starting with 22 agents in 2 states