More than 2.5M people have made commission settlement claims

The company handling notifications has sent out more than 100 million emails notifying homesellers about the settlements — and is charging more than $32 million for its services. Continue reading

Real estate agent commissions are not falling off a cliff

A new Redfin report indicates that most consumers are still willing to pay for their real estate agents and that last year’s NAR rules have had minimal impacts on agent pay. Continue reading

Real estate’s antitrust woes may continue during Trump’s 2nd term

The real estate industry has been drowning under antitrust lawsuits and complaints regarding its commission and pocket listing rules. Some hope Trump will bring a lighter hand to antitrust, but his nominees for Attorney General and Assistant AG suggest… Continue reading

Nevada homeseller files yet another commission lawsuit

Angela Boykin is suing over a home sale from 2022. Her case is the second such recent lawsuit out of Nevada, and adds to the growing number of cases that have followed the Sitzer | Burnett verdict . Continue reading

NAR halts ‘presidential initiatives’ for next 2 years amid turmoil

The trade group will not take on pet projects for the duration of NAR President Kevin Sears’ tenure, which is slated to last until November 2025, he told NAR’s Board of Directors Wednesday morning. Continue reading

It’s past time for proptechs to shift focus from agents to the consumer

Proptech has a role to play in how real estate consumers view and interact with the professionals who help them buy and sell homes. Continue reading

How well do you remember 2023’s biggest real estate stories?

Scandals, lawsuits, technology and more dominated the headlines in what turned out to be one of real estate’s most eventful years in recent memory. Continue reading

From Australia to Anaheim, proptechs test models at NAR NXT

ListAssist and BoxBrownie, as well as Sensor Global and Openn, are attending NXT under the umbrella of NAR Reach Australia-New Zealand, a technology-focused industry advocacy organization and product accelerator. Continue reading

Commission lawsuits are piling up. Keep track of them all right here

In the wake of the Sitzer | Burnett verdict, the number of bombshell lawsuits has rapidly multiplied — putting more pressure than ever on real estate’s status quo. Here’s a rundown of all the cases. Continue reading

As objection handlers come under fire, these 7 ChatGPT ideas hold up

Although you need to be careful with ChatGPT and other AI platforms, they can offer a great resource for idea generation. We asked for ideas on handling objections and got some surprisingly solid suggestions.
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