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Translating the economics of price discovery to private listings

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Private listings, properly understood, do not replace the MLS — they help it work better by improving the conditions under which price discovery begins. Continue reading →

Buyers are scared. That’s why they need our insight right now

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Our job as professionals is to read between the lines and help our clients make better decisions than they’d make on their own, Greg Hague writes. Continue reading →

Are we turning real estate professionals into gig workers?

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The future of real estate should be about elevating professionals who combine expertise, experience and technology to deliver a higher level of service, Lori Muller writes. Continue reading →

After years of powering real estate, the MLS faces its biggest challenge

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Cooperation among brokers in a shared marketplace remains one of the most powerful ideas the real estate industry has developed, broker-owner Dennis Norman writes. Continue reading →

Fiduciary duty doesn’t mean what you think it means

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Find out how the real estate industry’s most powerful legal term is being weaponized and why consumers are paying the price. Continue reading →

New NAR committee policies represent a promising start

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NAR is responding to member expectations by making progress toward a more modern, effective and accountable volunteer structure, Craig Cheatham writes. Continue reading →

A national MLS could change our industry — and not in a good way

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The answer to a flawed institution is reform, not replacement, coach Darryl Davis writes, and NAR has both the authority and the responsibility to lead that reform. Continue reading →

‘Coming soon’ was a good idea. What we’ve done to it isn’t

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Coach Darryl Davis writes that an honest assessment of how “coming soon” status is being used to undermine seller choice is essential for building trust with consumers. Continue reading →

Pre-listing prep matters more than where the listing goes live

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The real estate industry is focused on where listings appear, Deb Siefkin writes, but the real outcomes are decided long before that. Continue reading →

There’s a new listings category. I’m calling it the company FSBO

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A company FSBO, dressed up in the language of seller choice, is still a restricted buyer pool, Darryl Davis writes, and we’ve known for a long time what restricted buyer pools produce. Continue reading →