MLSs opt out, work around, push back at new rules: The Download

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MLSs rethink rules and develop new policies in the face of upcoming changes to their ability to post compensation information. Continue reading →

‘It’s Up to the Women’: The future of real estate is in your hands

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With lessons gleaned from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Depression-era book, Rachael Hite offers the pep talk you need to take your future, and the future of the real estate industry, into your own two hands. Continue reading →

Bright MLS will allow sellers to offer concessions upon listing

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In response to NAR’s proposed settlement, the nation’s second largest MLS will add data fields on June 11 allowing sellers to signal they’re willing to offer buyer concessions when they list a home. Continue reading →

Sellers are cutting prices at record pace to combat softening demand

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Sluggish homebuyer activity has pushed sellers to adjust their price expectations, according to Redfin’s latest report. The median asking price declined for the first time in six months to $416,000. Continue reading →

Jessica Chastain lists Midtown Manhattan pad for $7.45M

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The “Zero Dark Thirty” star purchased the home for $5.1 million in 2015. A number of well-known musicians have lived in the apartment in its time, including Leonard Bernstein, who composed “West Side Story” while living there. Continue reading →

The Hamptons embraces monochrome design this summer

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Plays on black and white color schemes, both inside and out, seem to be popping up everywhere on listings in the Hamptons this summer. Here’s how a few homes have channeled the trend. Continue reading →

Bank launches Spanish website in wake of redlining settlement

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Washington Trust “vehemently” denied the allegations leveled by the Justice Department last fall, but agreed to invest and spend at least $9 million to improve access to mortgage credit in minority neighborhoods in Rhode Island. Continue reading →

Ex Matterport CEO wins $79M stock-lock suit against 3D tour biz

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William Brown, who served as CEO of the company though 2018, is entitled to damages after Matterport prevented him from selling all of his shares when the company went public in 2021. Continue reading →