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Clear Cooperation takes center stage, faces pressure to change

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Officials from the National Association of Realtors are meeting this week to discuss the so-called pocket listing ban — one of the industry’s most polarizing rules. Continue reading →

Landmark real estate commission rules officially go into effect today

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The new rules are the result of the National Association of Realtors’ major antitrust settlement. They’re poised to change how agents are paid and how real estate consumers search for homes. Continue reading →

A brave new world awaits the real estate industry. Are you prepared?

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Beginning Saturday, new rules around commissions take effect, paving the way for the biggest shift in real estate in at least a generation. It’s a brave new world, and it begins this weekend. Continue reading →

Compass CEO: Clear cooperation is ‘anti-homeowner’

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Robert Reffkin on Wednesday said clear cooperation attaches “negative insights” to listings, and predicted the polarizing anti-pocket listing rule is ultimately doomed. Continue reading →

New would-be buyer steps in with offer for REColorado

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Ohio-based software company MRI Software is making a bid for the MLS just days before it could be sold to another buyer. Continue reading →

EXp not ‘doing broker-to-broker compensation’ — with caveats

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A much-discussed listing agreement update reflects upcoming NAR rules, but doesn’t bar sellers from offering compensation to buyers’ agents. Continue reading →

REColorado buyer unveiled as questions and legal fights persist

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The owners of the 16th largest MLS in the country plan to sell to a title company executive. But an agent and local leader has received a cease and desist letter over her criticisms of the deal. Continue reading →

REColorado unveils interim CEO amid rocky ownership change

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The MLS is separating from ties with Realtor organizations by selling to a newly formed private company. Broker Larry D. McGee will serve as interim CEO. Continue reading →

REColorado owners oust board amid plans to sell MLS

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Owners of the 16th largest MLS in the country plan to sell to a newly formed private company called MAZL that is run by a person identified only as J. Burks. Continue reading →

Proposed sale of REcolorado to private equity firm raises alarms

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The multiple listing service is one of the largest in the US. One board member who was part of a team trying to buy the MLS described being blindsided by the private equity deal. Continue reading →