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The other real estate company named Rex just laid off 4% of its staff

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The Texas-based firm does property management and provides a variety of tech platforms. The layoffs come amid widespread job losses in the real estate sector. Continue reading →

Court thwarts NAR, orders execs to turn over evidence in REX case

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The brokerage argued that Bob Goldberg and Katie Johnson, among others, were responsible for NAR policies “limiting both how homes are listed online and the negotiation of commissions.” Continue reading →

Court orders Anywhere to hand over NAR commission rule documents

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Judge M. Page Kelley noted the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy allegedly perpetuated NAR and MLS PIN’s “substantively identical” buyer broker commission rules. Continue reading →

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

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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 →

Presale home renovation startup Revive wins NAR ‘Pitch Battle’

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Revive takes home the $15,000 cash prize from a contest hosted by NAR’s for-profit investment subsidiary Second Century Ventures. It was one of 12 startups to compete in the contest. Continue reading →

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

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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

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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 →

NAR asks US Supreme Court to overturn pocket listing ruling

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An appeals court allowed The PLS’s case against the Clear Cooperation Policy to proceed in April, but NAR hopes a review from the nation’s highest court will change that. Continue reading →

REX seeks court order for Zillow listing data on FSBOs

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Court sets new trial date for June 5, 2023, as the legal battle over the National Association of Realtors’ no-commingling rule continues. Continue reading →

Judge ‘baffled’ why Anywhere won’t give up NAR commission rule docs

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Judge M. Page Kelley pushed back against the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy, noting that NAR’s buyer broker commission rule is “virtually identical” to that of MLS PIN. Continue reading →