R New York becomes 1st big brokerage to join NAR challenger

With the addition, roughly 800 agents will boost the American Real Estate Association’s membership by nearly 30 percent to about 3,800 members. Continue reading

Barbara Corcoran on the $418M NAR settlement: It’s ‘not a big deal’

Corcoran told Yahoo! Finance she doesn’t believe the effects of the settlement will be as earth-shattering as many make them out to be, but that “the confusion it’s causing is amazing.” Continue reading

Pending home sales tally modest uptick amid rise in jobs, inventory

Fueled by positive job growth and an increase in available housing, the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index rose 1.6 percent in February, according to data released Thursday. Continue reading

27% of agents are now considering joining new trade group: Intel

Ahead of the National Association of Realtors’ commission settlements Friday, some agents are reevaluating their memberships and considering the American Real Estate Association instead. Continue reading

Anywhere CEO touts ‘protection’ from commission suit chaos

The Anywhere CEO challenged individual leaders to step up, rather than be dependent on NAR to lobby for the industry in Washington. He added that the most important thing for leaders today are vision and attitude. Continue reading

Leigh Brown is running for Congress — again

The former NAR vice president of advocacy also ran for Congress in 2019, and at that time, she sued the Federal Election Commission for ordering her to stop running business ads in advance of that year’s primary. Continue reading

Anywhere, RE/MAX agree to settle Nosalek commission lawsuit

New legal filings propose that MLS PIN class members from the Nosalek lawsuit be included in the “substantive terms” of the Sitzer/Burnett and Moehrl settlements with Anywhere and RE/MAX. Continue reading

What Moves Her brings ‘Balance Blueprint’ campaign to industry

Amidst an industry in turmoil, the real estate female empowerment and advocacy organization has launched a new campaign to “spur action on behalf of women in real estate.” Continue reading

Andy Florance: Bombshell lawsuits will upend Zillow’s business model

CoStar CEO Andy Florance dished with Intel about the commission lawsuits, nemesis Zillow and NAR as Homes.com nabbed 100 million unique visitors for the first time ever in September. Continue reading

Agents: Kenny Parcell’s resignation is the ‘beginning’ of fixing NAR

Agents and industry leaders said National Association of Realtors President Kenny Parcell’s resignation is the first step in making the organization safer for female employees and members. Continue reading