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What are the different types of real estate agents?

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All real estate agents are not created equal. There are different types of agents just as there are different types of transactions and many different areas of specialization. Continue reading →

Bombshell multibillion-dollar commission suit now a class action

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A judge on Wednesday granted class certification in a federal commission suit that could rock the real estate industry and impact how agents are compensated nationwide. Continue reading →

Pending sales increase 3rd-straight month as prices cool: NAR

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“Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months,” said NAR’s Lawrence Yun. Continue reading →

Will an inventory shortage stymie spring? Look to 1994 for clues

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This spring won’t be easy for homebuyers and their agents, but history is full of examples in which the supply of homes went down, but sales kept chugging along, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading →

DOJ appeals NAR win in probe of commission, pocket listing rules

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The antitrust enforcer wants a higher court to overturn a ruling that limits its investigation into the Realtor trade group’s Participation Rule and Clear Cooperation Policy. Continue reading →

Boomers strike back: Older buyers unseat millennials as top cohort

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Baby boomers have long enjoyed advantages over millennials in the home market. Now, they’re outnumbering them as well. Continue reading →

Will spring be a bust? 4 decades of housing data tell a complex story

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Past periods of high inflation and high rates — be it in 1979, 1980 or 1990 — have caused the housing market to stall. But they also didn’t crush it forever, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading →

‘2021 all over again’: Agents get to work as spring homebuying arrives

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On the first day of spring, agents across the U.S. who spoke to Inman saw the return of bidding wars and busy open houses, suggesting that after a slow 2022 the market is turning a corner. Continue reading →

Falling existing-home sales reverse as record-streak of price hikes end

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Existing-home sales surged 14.5 percent in February, reversing a yearlong trend of falling transactions from one month to the next, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

DOJ: Tossing pocket listing suit prevents competition with MLSs

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In an amicus brief filed Monday the antitrust enforcer argues that a lower court incorrectly tossed a case filed by Top Agent Network over the National Association of Realtors’ pocket listing policy. Continue reading →