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NAR: Settlement mandates ‘benefit’ buyers and sellers

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Consumer guides from the trade group offer a contrast to previous messaging but also continue to promote pre-emptive offers of compensation to buyer agents. Continue reading →

Can Kevin Sears put NAR back on a firm footing? The Download

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NAR President Kevin Sears sat down at Inman Connect Las Vegas with Clelia Warburg Peters to talk about the trade group’s past and future, including a return to advocacy and transparency. Continue reading →

NAR President Kevin Sears sends message of resilience at ICLV

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“I hope — at the end of the day, at the end of the two-year term — to be able to look back and say there was some stability and calm,” Sears told hundreds of ICLV attendees, many of them NAR members. Continue reading →

President Biden’s 5% rent cap falls flat with industry leaders

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President Biden proposed the idea of a 5 percent rent cap for corporate landlords with at least 50 units on Tuesday. However, industry leaders say caps rarely result in lower housing costs for renters. Continue reading →

Kevin Sears opens up about NAR, the DOJ and a hectic year of travel

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In his six months as president, Sears has racked up time in Washington with the DOJ, focused on the trade organization’s future and traveled — a lot. He shared his takeaways with Inman ahead of ICLV. Continue reading →

DOJ has close eye on settlement workarounds, NAR President says

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In a statement sent to NAR members, Kevin Sears confirmed executives of the trade organization met with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter last week to discuss settlement updates. Continue reading →

NAR says settlement ‘eliminates’ steering. Plaintiffs issue warning

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Plaintiffs’ lawyer Michael Ketchmark vowed legal action to enforce deal: “Anyone who thinks they can send a few emails or bury their head in the sand and avoid the application of the law is wrong.” Continue reading →

Is NAR a positive force? 7 out of 10 real estate agents want to know

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These increasingly uncertain attitudes among agents in March were a departure from brokers, who were more likely to tell Intel that they still view the National Association of Realtors positively. Continue reading →

At NAR midyear, ‘the media’ was cast as the villain — repeatedly

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NAR’s legal team, president and chief economist defended the group’s cooperative compensation rule and used journalists as a scapegoat repeatedly during midyear panels earlier this month. Continue reading →

NAR board of directors votes to keep membership dues at $156

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The trade group had earlier signaled plans to raise dues in 2025, but during a board of directors meeting Thursday at the Realtors Legislative Meetings voted 894-20 to keep them at $156. Continue reading →