NAR rival AREA launches petition to end Clear Cooperation Policy

The American Real Estate Association’s call to end NAR’s pocket rule has drawn more than 2,000 signatures since Friday, according to group co-founder Jason Haber, a Compass agent. Continue reading

Agently hired by JPAR to support brokerage growth

Agently’s solution is business-growth minded, offering an array of features meant to support sales tactics, expertise development and long-term production layered over its brokerage partners’ established workflows. Continue reading

Real estate vets launch Realty of America virtual brokerage

Led by CEO Eddie Garcia, the national firm born out of Realty of Chicago already has over 2,000 agents who represent more than $5 billion in sales volume. Its founders also have big plans for expansion and, eventually, an IPO. Continue reading

Title company thwarts scammers who used AI in fraudulent land sale

Apparent scammers attempted to use a video generated using artificial intelligence to carry out the sale of a plot of land before the fraud was uncovered at the closing. Continue reading

Lone Wolf rolls out ‘Buyer’s Agent Club’ amid commission confusion

In light of buyer representation mandates, the program will focus on training, software access and strategic resources to help agents communicate value using tools within Lone Wolf’s ecosystem. Continue reading

Move class-action lawsuit shines harsh light on network’s paid leads

Disconnected phones, undeliverable emails and presumed scams have all become more common, customers of Move’s network of companies told Inman in the wake of the Aug. 23 class-action suit. Continue reading

Fall market preview: Rate cuts have finally arrived — is the recovery on?

It will take more than recent rate cuts for a recovery in home sales to gain traction, a new analysis of market data and economic forecasts suggests. Intel explores what’s at stake for the fall market. Continue reading

SERHANT. rolls out S.MPLE workflow platform to all agents

The new platform, which Serhant likened to “Instacart for salespeople,” allows agents to request upwards of a dozen workflows. The tool begins completing requests within minutes with human advisor oversight. Continue reading

How to create marketing that makes the phone ring

Great marketing uses a framework that naturally grabs the prospect’s attention and gets them to raise their hand and ask for additional information, Jimmy Burgess writes. Continue reading

Is that big Fed rate cut a cure-all for the mopey market? The Download

With this week’s half-percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve, agents are hoping sellers will finally get off the fence and loosen up some inventory to get the market moving. Continue reading