A bicoastal agent’s life since the commission rules changed

Selling real estate under the new commission rules is like playing Red Light, Green Light on a tightrope, bicoastal agent Cara Ameer writes. Here’s how her business has been since the change. Continue reading

Lamacchia: Knock off the threats to hardworking real estate agents

Anthony Lamacchia said threats of severe penalties for commission violations leveled by plaintiffs lawyer Michael Ketchmark and Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate are “unnecessary.” Continue reading

Real estate agents lament dud of a summer: Client Pipeline Tracker

Buyers failed to bite this summer despite falling mortgage rates. It has agents about as down on their business prospects as they’ve been all year heading into the NAR settlement era, according to Intel’s Client Pipeline Tracker. Continue reading

Can I say ‘call for buyer’s agent compensation’ in private remarks?

The new commission rules are confusing. Compliance expert Summer Goralik unpacks whether listing agents can mention buyer’s agent compensation in the private remarks on the MLS. Continue reading

Out of time? Here’s how to create some (even if you’re busy)

Ditch these six common time management myths, and pick up as many of these 10 proven strategies from author and coach Bernice Ross, and you’ll find more time in your day to day. Continue reading

Better pay and more time off: What agents really want this Labor Day

Do we still want to work like it’s 1999? No, that’s why agents need to ask themselves what they really want their work, life and compensation to look like moving forward, Rachael Hite writes. Continue reading

Josh Sitzer, plaintiff in commission case, launches à la carte platform

Landian, a flat-fee and à la carte brokerage, offers $49 tours and $199 for written offers to sellers, but the real bombshell may be Sitzer’s involvement so soon after the $5B Sitzer | Burnett verdict. Continue reading

NAR to fight DOJ investigation all the way to the Supreme Court

The case dates back to a 2020 settlement between NAR and the DOJ, and to the DOJ’s 2021 attempt to withdraw from that settlement — something NAR is trying to block. Continue reading

What this summer’s foreign buyer data means for you

New Inman contributor Kashif Ansari digs into the National Association of Realtors’ annual report on international buyers. Continue reading