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Compass grew virtually every metric that matters in Q1

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Despite a slower housing market, the brokerage’s revenue grew 28.7 percent year over year in the first quarter while transactions rose 27.8 percent. Continue reading →

Illinois bill seeks to make Clear Cooperation into law

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If passed into law, HB 3452 would require brokerages to market properties for sale on public platforms within one calendar day of entering into an agreement with a seller, unless the seller signed a disclosure and an opt-out form. Continue reading →

Fannie, Freddie regulator issues dozens of orders out of public eye

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FHFA Director Bill Pulte tells ‘crypto influencer’ he’s signed more than 80 orders revamping policies and procedures at the mortgage giants, only 12 of which have been made public. Continue reading →

NAR hate speech policy poised for disruption under Texas Senate bill

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Under Senate Bill 2713, professional organizations like the National Association of Realtors would be prohibited from denying membership based on speech violations, regardless of existing bylaws. Continue reading →

Anywhere grows revenue to $1.2B during first quarter of 2025

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The franchisor’s performance was driven by its luxury brands during the first quarter. President and CEO Ryan Schneider also reaffirmed during an investors’ call the company’s stance on recent moves by NAR, Zillow and Redfin in regards to Clear Coopera… Continue reading →

Existing-home sales fall to slowest pace since 2009 amid rising costs

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Existing-home sales decreased by 5.9 percent from February and by 2.4 percent from March 2024 as homebuyers continued to deal with affordability challenges, said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. Continue reading →

Chris Kelly on taking the reins at HomeServices, Compass chatter

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Kelly is diving into his role as HomeServices’ CEO at a challenging time, but he told Inman he’s ready to get to work. He dished on private listings, Zillow and those Compass acquisition rumors. Continue reading →

Checkmate or alienate? Reactions mixed as firms align with Zillow

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NextHome threw its support behind Zillow’s private-listing policy Friday, the second brokerage to officially back the plan, as rival portals and critics of NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy sounded off. Continue reading →

Zillow to prohibit listings that are privately marketed

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Zillow said the company’s new standards, which eXp Realty also committed to, show how it’s implementing Clear Cooperation on its platform. Those that do not meet the standards won’t be published on Zillow “for the life of the listing.” Continue reading →

7 fresh strategies to next-level your open houses this spring

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April is NAR’s National Fair Housing Month, so this is a great time to step up your open house game and build more opportunities, Darryl Davis writes. Continue reading →