The Washington-based multiple listing service said private listings entrench brokerages as 'gatekeepers.' The comments come after Robert Reffkin called out NWMLS on Instagram
The National Association of Realtors weighed in with its tweak to the Clear Cooperation Policy. Is it too little, too much or just right?
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Compliance expert Summer Goralik examines the new watered-down version of Clear Cooperation announced this week along with what it means for agents and consumers
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The cuts are all part of what NAR called a 'months-long strategy' to 'streamline' and 'reposition' around its new leadership team, as well as 'reallocate' the association's budget dollars
Coach Melanie Klein profiles former pastry chef Jessica Quinn, who found that real estate is a vehicle for financial empowerment and transformation
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose by 2.0% to 72.0 in February, according to new data released Thursday by NAR. But contract signings fell 3.6% compared to last year
Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75% of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service
Executives mostly applauded NAR's decision to salvage the policy Tuesday, saying the trade group struck the right balance between reform and preservation. But the change didn't satisfy everyone
Navigating the National Association of Realtors' amended Clear Cooperation Policy could cause a headache. If you don't want to lose your mind — or your listings — follow Coach Darryl Davis' lead
Last week, the National Association of Realtors weighed in with a tweak to the Clear Cooperation Policy. Here's what you had to say about it
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Rather than intentionally fragmenting the marketplace, the Redfin CEO writes, all listings should show in one place, with the seller allowing different levels of disclosure on each listing
The Consumer Policy Center argues that percentage-based commissions give buyers' agents a 'backward incentive' and that consumers now have a chance to save money
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin also criticized Northwest MLS, describing its rules as uniquely restrictive. But Windermere fired back at what it criticized as 'hoarding inventory'
After months of debate, NAR announced Tuesday it will keep its policy requiring properties to be listed on an MLS within 1 day of marketing while adding new 'delayed marketing exempt listings'