Understanding Clear Cooperation’s delayed marketing exempt listings

Navigating the National Association of Realtors’ amended Clear Cooperation Policy could cause a headache. If you don’t want to lose your mind — or your listings — follow Coach Darryl Davis’ lead. Continue reading

7 conversations every agent must master to thrive in 2025

Communication isn’t just part of the job of a real estate professions; it is the job, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here’s how to make sure you’re ready for your toughest conversations. Continue reading

How Veena Rayapareddi is forging a new path for women in real estate

In her latest Women, Wealth and Real Estate profile, Melanie Klein reflects on the career of this New York Realtor and how she set her own seat at the table. Continue reading

These are the women who have moved me: Ginger Wilcox

According to the Better Homes and Gardens president, leadership isn’t just about what we accomplish individually. It’s about the way we show up for others, the opportunities we create and the impact we leave behind. Continue reading

How do you feel about NAR’s new CCP ruling? Pulse

Now that the National Association of Realtors has weighed in with a tweak to the Clear Cooperation Policy, it’s your turn to tell us what you think. Continue reading

Don’t break up the marketplace, just fix it: Glenn Kelman

Rather than intentionally fragmenting the marketplace, the Redfin CEO writes, all listings should show in one place, with the seller allowing different levels of disclosure on each listing. Continue reading

Bonus Homes CEO: ‘We want to be the don’t-sell solution’

Bonus Homes might be an industry first model, investing in a seller’s equity to take on the home as its landlord and paying out appreciation over time. Continue reading

Commissions in dollars, not percentages, help consumers

The Consumer Policy Center argues that percentage-based commissions give buyers’ agents a “backward incentive” and that consumers now have a chance to save money. Continue reading

Compass, Windermere duke it out on Instagram over CCP

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin also criticized Northwest MLS, describing its rules as uniquely restrictive. But Windermere fired back at what it criticized as “hoarding inventory.” Continue reading

NAR opts to keep Clear Cooperation but adds a new option

After months of debate, NAR announced Tuesday it will keep its policy requiring properties to be listed on an MLS within one day of marketing while adding new “delayed marketing exempt listings.” Continue reading