7 new agent etiquette tips for sitting another agent’s open house

Sitting an open house for a listing agent is a “golden opportunity” to generate leads and practice your home-showing skills with potential buyers, Realtor Jonathan Pressman writes. Continue reading

Anthony Hitt to step down as CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas

Stuart Siegel, the Americas chief strategy officer, will serve as interim president and CEO until a permanent replacement has been found for Hitt, who has served with the luxury brand since 2010. Continue reading

The compliance violations that risk drawing an ‘enforcement trifecta’

Secret profits, deceitful acts or undisclosed compensation by Realtors could lead to action from multiple enforcement bodies, including NAR, MLSs and state regulators, Summer Goralik writes. Continue reading

Impact of NAR’s commission rule change illuminated in Q3 earnings

In the wake of the National Association of Realtors’ 3-month-old rule change, executives are reassessing agent pay amid pressure on commissions, an analysis of Q3 earnings data shows. Continue reading

What The Opportunity Report says about organized real estate

Carl Medford analyzes the new Opportunity Report to see what it means for organized real estate, state regulatory agencies and key stakeholders in the second part of his series. Continue reading

How Realtors can help heal the post-election divide

Bringing the focus back to the local level isn’t just good for your real estate business, trainer Bernice Ross writes. It’s good for healing the political divisions exacerbated by this year’s election. Continue reading

Real talk: We need to make housing more accessible for older adults

Planning for the future and promoting accessible, inclusive infrastructure keeps senior adults connected to their communities, Rachael Hite writes. Continue reading

Decline in NAR membership, long expected, hasn’t materialized yet

With 1,526,631 members as of Oct. 31, the National Association of Realtors is on track to end 2024 with its fourth-highest membership numbers on record. Next year, however, is a different story. Continue reading

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin: Zillow will be the national MLS

Reffkin continued his campaign against the Clear Cooperation Policy at the National Association of Realtor’s annual NAR NXT conference during a “Future of the MLS” session Friday. Continue reading

Brokerages expect rates to drop. Their clients bank on the opposite

Potential real estate clients are growing less responsive to mortgage-rate dips, one of several key takeaways from the results of the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey. Continue reading