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Zavvie raises $1.75 million in new funding round

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Real estate tech company zavvie announced Thursday that it has raised $1.75 million in new funding, some of which came from the National Association of Realtors’ venture wing. Continue reading →

Hot housing market, unemployment fuel record-high NAR membership 

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The National Association of Realtors credited the boom in membership in 2020 to a robust housing market and Americans’ career shifts during the pandemic. Continue reading →

NAR ends multimillion-dollar subsidy of zipLogix transaction management software for Realtors

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After six years and $62M, the trade group says it will reallocate funds to “other important member-facing initiatives.” Continue reading →

NAR elects new leaders, approves budget and more

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The National Association of Realtors’ board of directors held their biannual meeting Friday on the last day of the trade group’s midyear conference, the Realtors Legislative Meetings. Continue reading →

NAR board votes to require addresses on MLS listings

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The ongoing, controversial debate surrounding pocket listings finds some resolution, with NAR voting to make addresses immediately available to other MLS subscribers. Here are the details. Continue reading →

Manchin to Realtors: Bipartisanship is built on personal relationships

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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, discussed making deals across the aisle at the National Association of Realtors’ midyear conference. Continue reading →

NAR: Housing market is ‘topping out’ due to inventory shortage

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Lawrence Yun, chief economist for NAR, reports that the GDP is back to its pre-pandemic peak, consumers are ready to spend their stimulus checks and single-family housing starts are ramping up. Continue reading →

NAR forum: We’re at a ‘hinge point’ in American politics

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At the Realtors Legislative Meetings, Mara Liasson and Van Jones talked polarization, bipartisanship and the issues that could get Republicans and Democrats to work together. Continue reading →

NAR: ‘The MLS is under attack’

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Lawsuits alleging that NAR rules regarding multiple listing services prop up commissions that inflate buyer and seller costs keep proliferating. Continue reading →

NAR: Don’t work without a written listing agreement

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Some agents may be tempted to advertise a property without a written and signed listing agreement in place to avoid having to enter the listing into their local multiple listing service. The National Association of Realtors has some advice: Don’t do it. Continue reading →