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Home showings don’t equal procuring cause. Here’s why

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Contrary to what real estate discussion groups might have you believe, there is far more to procuring cause than showing a home, Jay Thompson argues. Writing an offer is not a guarantee you are the procuring cause. Nor is having a signed buyer-broker a… Continue reading →

Nation’s largest MLS rebuts ‘Zero DOM’ pocket listing study

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California Regional MLS CEO Art Carter told Inman that NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy has resulted in more listings being marketed on the MLS, not fewer. Continue reading →

What to expect at NAR’s Realtors Conference & Expo this week

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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former NFL quarterback Drew Brees to speak at Realtors Conference & Expo in San Diego, plus much, much more. Continue reading →

Encryption, inequality and ‘Zero DOM’: 6 pocket listing takeaways

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Inman took a deep dive into pocket listings, which continue to polarize the real estate industry long after many thought the practice would disappear. Continue reading →

Realtor’s ‘white skin’ didn’t keep her out of jail for Capitol riot after all

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Texas-based broker Jenna Ryan, who claimed her “blond hair” and “white skin” would keep her out of jail, was sentenced to 60 days behind bars for her role in Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading →

‘Zero Days on Market’: New study highlights controversial metric

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While brokers see the study as reason to re-evaluate NAR’s pocket listing policy, MLSs push back on the study’s conclusions, pointing to a hot market. This is the third story in a five-part series. Continue reading →

How NAR and multiple listing services fail brokers

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Greg Robertson and Victor Lund don’t hold back on why obtaining MLS data should be easier and why the National Association of Realtors’ policy should be enforced. Continue reading →

Pocket listings are still around, but the off-market landscape is evolving

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Two years after the National Association of Realtors approved the Clear Cooperation Policy, pocket listings haven’t disappeared. But they remain hotly debated, and demand for off-market housing is as strong as ever. Continue reading →

Brad Inman challenges agents to embrace the future: ‘This is your time’

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The real estate industry has been in an era of rapid digitization for the past decade, and venture capitalists are pushing fast-forward on a future where transactions are as simple as buying a new car. Although that future terrifies most agents, Inman … Continue reading →