Agent faces up to 5 years in prison for bankruptcy fraud

A real estate agent based in the Tampa, Florida, area faces up to five years in federal prison for attempting to stop Fannie Mae from foreclosing on a property so that he could sell it himself, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Continue reading

San Francisco Bay Area MLS to offer up platform alternative

In January, the Oakland/Berkeley Association of Realtor-owned bridgeMLS will launch connectMLS, an MLS system from the software firm dynaConnections. Continue reading

Rhode Island Realtors bring on Zillow’s Bridge Listing Input

Beginning Tuesday, agents with Rhode Island’s statewide multiple listing service will have access to an alternative listing input tool from Zillow. Continue reading

As Hurricane Florence approaches, Realtors are bracing for impact

The Category 4 storm prompted a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island, where Scholten lives, beginning at noon on Monday and the order will extend to the rest of Dare County at 7 a.m. Tuesday, but whether Scholten leaves will depend on the hur… Continue reading

Court declares anti-homeless ordinances ‘cruel and unusual’

The ruling could impact cities across the western U.S. at a time when homes are becoming increasingly unaffordable and more and more people end up homeless. Continue reading

DC Attorney General warns Realtors of rise in online listing scammers

Karl Racine, Washington, D.C.’s first elected attorney general, addressed attendees at the National Association of Realtors’ new iOi Summit, a tech conference. Continue reading

KW Labs, BoxBrownie win NAR hackathon, pitch battle

KW Labs and BoxBrownie each took home $15,000 checks and accolades Thursday at the National Association of Realtors’ iOi Summit in San Francisco. Continue reading

Move nabs another brokerage license with Opcity acquisition

Opcity has a brokerage license in its home state of Texas, but the company does not represent homebuyers or sellers and that will not change after the acquisition, according to Move and Opcity. Continue reading

California Attorney General tells Realtors to bring ‘personal touch’ to their business

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra dropped by the National Association of Realtors’ iOi Summit in San Francisco Wednesday. Continue reading