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Michigan agents and brokers sue NAR due to antitrust settlement

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The plaintiffs protest “compulsory” Realtor membership to access the MLS after the removal of “the guaranteed broker commission” from the MLS. Continue reading →

Sitzer | Burnett plaintiffs’ attorneys in talks with Department of Justice

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Disrupting the National Association of Realtors’ use of multiple listing services as a “vehicle for higher commissions” is at the center of talks, lawyer Michael Ketchmark told Inman exclusively. Continue reading →

Lumber prices finally drop and the stockpilers prepare to sell

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After soaring lumber prices fueled conspiracy theories this spring, and challenged homebuilders faced with an inventory shortage, prices are starting to come down. Continue reading →

Timber may soon follow lumber in upward price trend

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Pandemic-fueled housing demand is finally beginning to catch up with years of oversupply in the timber industry that resulted from the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading →

‘Lumber truthers’ question veracity of shortage through social media

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Despite lumber shortage data that’s been released for consecutive months by industry associations, including the National Association of Realtors and the National Association of Home Builders, lumber-shortage truthers have taken to social media to disp… Continue reading →