With legal and leadership challenges aplenty, what do you see as the most intractable problem for the National Association of Realtors today?
TAN CEO: "NAR is the architect and promoter of the disastrous Clear Cooperation Policy and is the only party with the power to rescind it"
John L. Scott and Real Estate One reach settlement agreements in antitrust commission lawsuit filed in Missouri.
New CEO Nykia Wright told NAR's board of directors the trade group's next step will be to develop a "comprehensive" litigation strategy and size up any additional legal exposure related to its rules.
Fifteen MLSs and 13 brokerages that chose to opt-in to NAR's commission settlement will cough up an additional $30,587,754 in compensation to sellers, raising the settlement fund to nearly $450 million.
After a decade leading the trade group's legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving.
Compliance expert Summer Goralik tackles why the commission-splitting debate remains unresolved and whether listing agreements should still include buyer agent compensation fields.
Some real estate leaders say the focus on Clear Cooperation stems from the recent commission lawsuits. But others see a deeper question about brokerage profits at the heart of the issue.
University of Buffalo contracts law professor Tanya Monestier's sample form makes clear the buyer is on the hook for buyer broker compensation so long as they successfully close a deal.
In the midst of the LGBTQ+ Alliance’s third annual in-person conference, incoming 2025 President Justin “JZ” Ziegler talked with Inman about the anti-LGBTQ+ political climate, the organization’s future and how to become an ally.
It seems everyone's talking about Clear Cooperation these days. Is the policy a power grab from NAR and the MLSs or a sincere effort to level the playing field for buyers?
"NAR is about to get a wake up call," the Moreland Properties agent told Inman in an interview that touched on Austin's growing pains and NAR's future ahead of his talk at Connect Austin in October.