NAR board of directors votes to keep membership dues at $156

The trade group had earlier signaled plans to raise dues in 2025, but during a board of directors meeting Thursday at the Realtors Legislative Meetings voted 894-20 to keep them at $156. Continue reading

How diversity can enhance your growth and enrich your business

Diversity is the way of the future, writes The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky. Here, he unpacks the advantages of intentionally building a diverse team for your clients, your agents and your business. Continue reading

Compass posts revenue spike and increases agent count in strong Q1

The real estate brokerage also managed to trim losses and achieved positive free cash flow for the first time ever in a first quarter, according to an earnings call Wednesday. Continue reading

How to ignore the legal drama and focus on the opportunity

While you need to be aware of the changes going on in the industry, CEO Verl Workman writes, you also need to make sure to keep your focus on what you can control. Continue reading

What if NAR went away? Examining the catastrophic potential

Although it may seem righteous to dismantle the institution that NAR has built, brokerage founder Sean Frank writes, the collapse of NAR would equate to the collapse of the modern real estate market as we know it. Continue reading

Leading Laguna Beach team returns to Compass from Coldwell

The Marcus Skenderian Real Estate Group is boomeranging back to Compass after three years away to launch its own brick-and-mortar office in Laguna Beach. Continue reading

Did NAR’s buyer contract info provide the clarity you need? Pulse

Questions of agency, agreements and compensation are on the line. Do you have the information you need to move forward now? Continue reading

Did NAR’s buyer contract info provide the clarity you need? Pulse

Questions of agency, agreements and compensation are on the line. Do you have the information you need to move forward now? Continue reading

Real Brokerage posts sharp uptick in revenue and agent count in Q1

The Real Brokerage reported revenue of $200.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 as gross profit soared to $20.8 million, according to Q1 earnings data released Tuesday morning. Continue reading