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Relocation tech startup Updater eyes big 2022 with $60M round

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The funding will be dedicated to sustaining Updater’s current growth trend, which has seen the company climb to approximately 250 employees over the past 12 months. Continue reading →

‘Love letter’ ban to see day in court thanks to First Amendment group

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A first-in-the-nation Oregon law restricting love letters between buyers and sellers, set to begin in January, is being challenged in court by the conservative-leaning Pacific Legal Foundation. Continue reading →

5 ways NAR’s annual conference changed the future of real estate

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The trade group changed real estate listings nationwide, made buyer agent compensation more transparent, declared a divisive symbol discriminatory and turned the gender divide on its head. Continue reading →

3 agents per home: Is Daytona Beach the canary in the coal mine?

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In September, approximately 2,200 agents licensed in the Florida beachside community of 70,000 were vying for just 674 listings. Is this the fate in store for the rest of the country? Continue reading →

5 reasons to be optimistic about the 2022 housing market

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At the National Association of Realtors’ national conference on Friday, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun shared promising insights about 2022. Continue reading →

NAR launches website to enlist Realtors in ‘court of public opinion’

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The National Association of Realtors’ legal team says members can help the trade group fight its antitrust war while the association fends off the DOJ, REX and various commission lawsuits. Continue reading →

NAR governance overhaul shifts power dynamic among top leaders

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The trade group changed the composition and qualifications of its board of directors and Executive Committee with the aim of making itself more nimble, efficient, and transparent. Continue reading →

NAR’s leadership team is majority-female for the first time ever

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Leslie Rouda Smith follows in her father’s footsteps as NAR’s 2022 president as turnover within the group’s leadership team veered toward women for the first time since its founding in 1908. Continue reading →

Buyer’s agents, no more claiming your services are free

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Claiming your work costs the buyer nothing is misleading, at best. It’s also a weak way to market and brand yourself. Here’s why Jay Thompson says you’re better than that and fully supports National Association of Realtors’ policy changes. Continue reading →

National Association of Realtors passes listing attribution policy

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Three-quarters of the National Association of Realtors’ directors voted to require display of listing broker contact information on agent and broker websites. Continue reading →