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Your 19-step new agent’s guide to effective home showings

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If you’re a new real estate agent, team lead Carl Medford writes, developing a process for conducting home showings will help you manage client experiences with confidence. Continue reading →

Orlando Realtors and Supra settle case alleging member poaching

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The Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA) and the parent company of the lockbox firm informed the court they had agreed to terms. Continue reading →

Orlando Realtors accuse Supra of colluding to ‘steal members’

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The Orlando Regional Realtor Association alleges the lockbox company used its confidential member list to entice members to join rival trade groups, but the company denies the allegations. Continue reading →

Buyer commissions in — lockboxes out — when NAR votes next month

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The trade group will weigh whether to require multiple listing services to allow agents and brokers to display buyer agent compensation, but it won’t consider change to lockbox policy. Continue reading →

Commission rules, lockbox access chief among threats to industry

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At Coldwell Banker’s Gen Blue Experience event, Kalama Kim predicted that everything from a DOJ antitrust case to “marginal agents” could soon upend the real estate industry. Continue reading →

Short-term rental firms hone in on safety rules after alleged rape

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Vrbo and Tripadvisor are reviewing how hosts transfer keys after a Bloomberg investigation into violent crimes at Airbnb listings. Continue reading →

NAR: ‘The MLS is under attack’

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Lawsuits alleging that NAR rules regarding multiple listing services prop up commissions that inflate buyer and seller costs keep proliferating. Continue reading →

Delta Media Group announces launch of ShowingTime competitor

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The platform, called Local Showings, will integrate with brokerage and MLS technology. The company also says it is seeing significant interest in the platform. Continue reading →