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Pending home sales saw modest uptick in September: NAR

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Contract signings are up 1.5 percent in September and 3.9 percent year-over-year, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Austin MLS comes out against NAR’s proposed pocket listing rule

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The Austin Board of Realtors, which includes over 13,000 members in central Texas and operates its own multiple listing service, has come out against a proposed pocket listing ban and suggested that as currently envisioned the proposal is “not pro-cons… Continue reading →

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

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The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading →

NAR warns members about conference email scam

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) warned its members Wednesday about an ongoing scam that fraudulently asks recipients to register for an upcoming conference. Continue reading →

Major Midwest MLS throws support behind NAR’s pocket listing policy

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Midwest Real Estate Data implemented its own pocket listing rule years ago, and now it supports a similar policy that would put the kibosh on off-market listings everywhere. Continue reading →

Major Midwest MLS throws support behind NAR’s pocket listing policy

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Midwest Real Estate Data implemented its own pocket listing rule years ago, and now it supports a similar policy that would put the kibosh on off-market listings everywhere. Continue reading →

Agent cutting, like TV cord cutting, is hitting industry hard

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Real estate is experiencing its version of cord-cutting, as more consumers go directly to the listing agent to buy a home. Continue reading →

T3 Sixty ‘Danger’ report emerges as latest hitch in NAR lawsuit

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NAR commissioned the report for the trade group’s Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee. Among the top 10 dangers noted were “Commissions spiral downward.” Continue reading →

Real estate big wigs don’t want to be ‘treated like children’ by MLSs

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Gary Gold and Mauricio Umansky expressed skepticism Wednesday about multiple listing service policies that would ban pocket and off-market listings. Continue reading →

Bright MLS debuts new pocket listing rule

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Major East Coast multiple listing service Bright MLS announced Wednesday that it has rolled out a new policy on so-called “pocket listings,” requiring agents to add any properties they are publicly advertising to the system or, eventually, they’ll face… Continue reading →