HomeServices wants US Supreme Court to weigh Sitzer | Burnett case

The franchisor filed a petition to the Supreme Court on Friday requesting the review of an earlier appeals court ruling barring it from enforcing arbitration agreements signed by seller clients. Continue reading

WATCH: Housing in the post-affirmative action environment

Will the partial elimination of affirmative action in elite college admissions eventually impact representation, access and opportunity in the real estate industry? Watch Dr. Lee Davenport’s conversation with Spelman College professor, Dr. Francesina R… Continue reading

Supreme Court nixes $430B in student loan forgiveness

Down payment assistance and income-driven repayment still offer a path to homeownership for those repaying $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. Continue reading

Neil Gorsuch latest Supreme Court Justice to face real estate scrutiny

Weeks after Justice Clarence Thomas came under fire for real estate dealings with Texas-based developer Harlan Crow, Gorsuch is facing scrutiny over failure to disclose the identify of a buyer. Continue reading

US Supreme Court denies NAR petition in pocket listing case

The nation’s highest court will not be weighing in on whether the real estate trade group’s Clear Cooperation Policy violates antitrust laws. The case proceeds in a lower court. Continue reading

The PLS to Supreme Court: Deny NAR petition in pocket listing suit

In a new brief, the former pocket listing service argues that NAR limited competition to its Realtor-affiliated MLSs “by conspiring to destroy the livelihood of any dissenting real estate agent.” Continue reading

NAR asks US Supreme Court to overturn pocket listing ruling

An appeals court allowed The PLS’s case against the Clear Cooperation Policy to proceed in April, but NAR hopes a review from the nation’s highest court will change that. Continue reading

The real estate companies offering support in the wake of Roe v. Wade

A number of companies have offered to pay for travel and health-care expenses associated with abortion, should their employees need to travel out of their state for the operation. Continue reading

Realtors get inside look at Capitol Hill politics, including Roe v. Wade

At the NAR midyear conference, journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman answered Realtor questions on abortion, Trump, Biden, the Capitol attack and the upcoming midterm elections. Continue reading