5 predictions for 2025 from NAR’s economic summit

The National Association of Realtors hosted its latest Real Estate Forecast Summit on Thursday, where five of the industry’s top economists shared their predictions for mortgage rates, consumer activity, government spending and macroeconomic trends. Continue reading

FBS, maker of FlexMLS, now offers marketing services

FBS, the maker of FlexMLS and its sister software systems, is adding to its family of products aimed to empower multiple listing services with a marketing services offering called MAS, or marketing add-on services. Continue reading

DOJ tells Supreme Court it has a right to investigate NAR policies

In its response to an NAR appeal, the DOJ acknowledged that, although it had closed an investigation into two NAR policies in 2020, it didn’t agree not to reopen it. Continue reading

South Florida association launches consumer education ad campaign

Titled “Perfect Strangers,” the latest commercial is part of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors’ stated goal of creating a national movement to change how consumers think of real estate agents. Continue reading

James Dwiggins: Clear Cooperation opponents are prioritizing profits

Ahead of a debate on the CCP at Inman Connect New York, the CEO of NextHome says whether sellers agree to hold their listing off of the MLS depends on the agent’s influence. Continue reading

Post-final court approval: Highs, lows and everything in between

Realtors are likely facing feelings of uncertainty as they attempt to grasp recent developments in the real estate industry. Compliance expert Summer Goralik helps unpack the latest. Continue reading

The NAR commission settlement is final, yet we’re still waiting

Bi-coastal broker Cara Ameer takes a look at the post-settlement landscape and wonders whether all the upheaval really helped anyone at all and why the “solution” is so complicated. Continue reading

Under-the-radar NAR nonprofit may have hidden GOP agenda

A new report from “The New York Times” examines the NAR-created American Property Owners Alliance, a nonprofit organization ostensibly dedicated to property rights, which has given heavily to Republican causes. Continue reading

Kevin Sears: Settlement averted bankruptcy, DOJ ‘disrespectful’

NAR’s president also said in a new podcast interview that homeseller-plaintiffs insisted during negotiations that the largest brokerages be left out of NAR’s landmark settlement. Continue reading

Kevin Sears: Settlement averted bankruptcy, DOJ ‘disrespectful’

NAR’s president also said in a new podcast interview that homeseller-plaintiffs insisted during negotiations that the largest brokerages be left out of NAR’s landmark settlement. Continue reading