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Bright MLS: Pocket listing ban won’t hurt discount brokerages

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Bright MLS is facing resistance to a new policy that bans pocket listings, but it said Tuesday the rule will still let discount brokerages customize commission offers. Continue reading →

Bright MLS defends pocket listing ban in face of Compass threat

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The multiple listing service invited Compass to discuss a policy that bans off-market listings, but said it’s not afraid of a lawsuit and won’t back down. Continue reading →

Compass sends ‘pre-litigation letter’ to Bright MLS over pocket listing policy

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Amid a heated industry-wide debate over off-market listings, Compass this week sent a “pre-litigation letter” to Bright MLS threatening legal action over the multiple listing service’s new pocket listing policy. Continue reading →

Feds tweak regulations to lure banks back to FHA loans

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A decade after the Great Recession, the federal government wants to lure banks back into the Federal Housing Administration program that caters to first-time homebuyers, and this week announced regulatory changes meant to make that program more appealing. Continue reading →

Minneapolis has officially eliminated single-family zoning

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A year after issuing a preliminary approval, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Minneapolis 2040 plan in a 12-1 vote on Friday. Continue reading →

Minneapolis has officially eliminated single-family zoning

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A year after issuing a preliminary approval, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Minneapolis 2040 plan in a 12-1 vote on Friday. Continue reading →

Washington DC’s rent-control laws hang in the balance

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Affordable housing advocates are taking to the streets of Washington, D.C. this weekend in an attempt to push council members to adopt stronger rent-control laws. Continue reading →

LA City Council unanimously passes moratorium on no-fault evictions

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The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed an emergency moratorium on no-fault evictions on Tuesday, one week after tenants in the city pleaded with the council to stop the rash of evictions ahead of the January 1 rent-control law deadline. 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 →

Los Angeles eviction rates boom ahead of rent-control law

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Landlords have evicted more than 200 tenants in the Los Angeles area ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline to bypass a 5 percent rent cap. Continue reading →