RE/MAX Holdings appoints its first-ever Black female board member

RE/MAX Holdings has chosen hospitality mogul Annita M. Menogan to become its first-ever Black female board member, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Menogan will serve alongside ten other members including founder Dave Liniger, interim CEO Steve… Continue reading

Appeals court rejects NAR class certification challenge in lawsuit

The ruling means that Sitzer/Burnett moves forward as a multibillion-dollar class action, currently headed for trial in February 2023. Continue reading

KW demands REX turn over audio recordings in commission suit

The real estate franchisor has subpoenaed the discount brokerage for recordings of all in-bound calls, not just those purporting to show agent steering, in multibillion-dollar class-action case. Continue reading

Market shifts, rate hikes and why real estate stocks can’t get a break

As real estate enters what one observer called a “Wile E. Coyote” moment, real estate companies’ share prices continue to struggle amid market uncertainty. Continue reading

NAR, franchisors face long odds in effort to appeal class action status

NAR and co-defendants Realogy, Keller Williams, RE/MAX and HomeServices of America are asking a higher court to let them appeal a decision to make an antitrust commission suit a class action. Continue reading

Brokerages push back on NAR ad campaign targeting ‘competitors’

The trade group highlighted its own members — including Zillow, Compass, Redfin, Homie, Opendoor and Offerpad — among those whom it’s competing with for consumer mindshare. Continue reading

Does a good earnings season foreshadow trouble ahead?

Many real estate companies did very well during the first quarter of 2022, but their leaders also repeatedly mentioned the specter of “headwinds” on the horizon. Continue reading

A recipe exists to build a sustainable team; read some of the ingredients

Inman reached out to industry experts and team leaders, who shared insights based on first-hand experience about what works and what doesn’t. Here’s what they had to say. Continue reading

May the 4th be with you: The best Star Wars real estate memes of 2022

In honor of that sacred day, Inman has rounded up some of the best real estate and “Star Wars” crossover-themed memes of the year. Continue reading

Judge halts commission-sharing case alleging inflated buyer costs

Unlike two federal cases that claim seller costs are inflated by commission sharing, New Jersey homebuyer’s lawsuit argued that buyers are the ones unfairly impacted. Continue reading