CMLS urges NAR to keep Clear Cooperation in new letter

CMLS CEO Denee Evans argued against the “removal or significant weakening of a policy so critical to the integrity of our housing market” in an open letter to NAR and its members Friday afternoon. Continue reading

Expect more guidance from NAR — but fewer rules: CMLS CEO Evans

CMLS CEO Denee Evans revealed why she believes NAR will choose not to create new MLS rules over the next six to 12 months ahead of her appearance next week at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

Agents, here’s how to crush it in 2023

You read about them. You watch them on social media. They are the stand-out real estate agents who have broken through and built a next-level business. The Agent Connect Stage at Inman Connect will bring together top agents across the industry in a two… Continue reading

Seeking clout, MLS trade group taps ex-DOJ and FTC antitrust lawyers

The Council of Multiple Listing Services has hired Alicia Batts and Dylan Carson to help the trade group exert influence over MLS-related decisions at the antitrust enforcement agencies. Continue reading

‘Don’t wait until the plane crashes’: Lawyers offer grim antitrust update

Chris Osborn, Mitch Skinner and Claude Szyfer offered an update on multiple industry antitrust lawsuits at the Council of Multiple Listing Services’ annual conference. Continue reading

What haunts MLS leaders? Politics, commissions and their own demise

At the Council of Multiple Listing Services’ annual conference, CEOs discussed being ready for the possible death of the commission structure and why MLSs should be run as businesses. Continue reading

A world without commission sharing? MLS leaders weigh in

Denee Evans, Art Carter and Errol Samuelson lay out a vision of the MLS as the ultimate real estate data source at the Council of Multiple Listing Services’ annual conference. Continue reading

CoStar, Adena Hefets take top Inman Innovator awards at ICLV

Out of nearly nearly 600 nominations received from the public, these are the real estate industry innovators that stood out in 2022, according to an announcement at ICLV on Friday. Continue reading

Should home floor plans be copyrighted intellectual property?

In a brief filed last week, the National Association of Realtors suggested an ongoing lawsuit waged by Designworks Homes could lead to lawsuits “against homeowners who make or display floor plans of their own homes.” Continue reading

NAR buyer broker commission policy moves ahead after close vote

After vigorous debate at the trade group’s multiple listing service committee, the proposal heads to the National Association of Realtors’ board of directors on Monday. Continue reading