Maurice Muhammad alleges a “monopoly” by NAR, the state Realtor association and the local MLS limits competition, inflates prices, and disproportionately affects minority brokers and agents. Continue reading
The legal scrutiny over antitrust practices has heightened, with a particular focus on policies that may stifle competition and hinder consumer choice, coach Darryl Davis writes. Continue reading
“It is time to allow members the ability to choose where they allocate their membership and dues dollars between the local, state and national levels,” Alabama Realtors wrote to NAR on Tuesday. Continue reading
More agents are joining the National Association of Realtors ahead of the approaching Aug. 17 deadline for Realtors and MLSs to implement policy changes. Continue reading
The trade group had earlier signaled plans to raise dues in 2025, but during a board of directors meeting Thursday at the Realtors Legislative Meetings voted 894-20 to keep them at $156. Continue reading
Each month, the trade group publicly reports the size of its ranks and other data on its official website. But as recently as this month, state-by-state and national data is nowhere to be found. Continue reading
The National Association of Realtors may be on the verge of a bigger membership decline than it’s ever seen before — including during the 2008 housing crisis. Intel explores why that is. Continue reading
Members already reeling from a series of accusations and leadership changes told Inman Tracy Kasper’s resignation as president after less than five months doesn’t bode well for NAR’s reputation. Continue reading
The membership of the National Association of Realtors shrank by 1.7 percent last year as the trade group weathered a tough market and major lawsuits. Continue reading
A report released Oct. 4 by the investment banking firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods forecasts commissions to decline by at least 30 percent as a result of ongoing threats to the real estate industry. Continue reading