Top Agent Network argues that office exclusives result in less inventory, less exposure for listings and less consumer choice while benefitting large brokerages. Continue reading
Citing “acquisition anxiety” after Zillow’s deal with ShowingTime, MLS Aligned has purchased the technology behind real estate messaging and showing platform Agent Inbox. Continue reading
After 43 years with the California Association of Realtors, CEO Joel Singer will be retiring at the end of the year, according to an announcement on Friday. Continue reading
The National Association of Realtors credited the boom in membership in 2020 to a robust housing market and Americans’ career shifts during the pandemic. Continue reading
After six years and $62M, the trade group says it will reallocate funds to “other important member-facing initiatives.” Continue reading
The National Association of Realtors’ board of directors held their biannual meeting Friday on the last day of the trade group’s midyear conference, the Realtors Legislative Meetings. Continue reading
The ongoing, controversial debate surrounding pocket listings finds some resolution, with NAR voting to make addresses immediately available to other MLS subscribers. Here are the details. Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, discussed making deals across the aisle at the National Association of Realtors’ midyear conference. Continue reading
Axay Parekh was removed from his post as OAR’s president on Tuesday for cause. Continue reading
A representative for the nation’s second-largest multiple listing service said that the “vast majority” of Clear Cooperation Policy complaints turn out not to be in violation. Continue reading