Side and other brokerages, along with a pair of MLSs, will collectively pay $10,570,000 to settle the new antitrust case if proposed terms — offered on the same day as the suit was filed — are greenlit. Continue reading
In an updated antitrust complaint, a broker takes aim at NAR’s three-way agreement and other membership rules. Continue reading
Once the nation’s largest home lender, Wells Fargo could be poised for a comeback in the mortgage business this year as it continues to make progress in addressing regulators’ concerns about its past practices. Continue reading
A new software option for creating comparative market analyses, CMAsnap, has inked a deal with Doorify MLS. Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission is pushing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s one-to-one consent requirement to next year, due to an appeals court ruling questioning the FCC’s definition of prior express consent. Continue reading
Third places, where people gather for face-to-face social interaction, offer an opportunity for real estate agents in our increasingly fragmented and isolated society, team leader Carl Medford writes. Continue reading
The president signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to direct more water through the Central Valley Project and potentially withhold federal aid if the state didn’t comply. Continue reading
In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes recorded annual gains of 4.2 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, according to new data released Tuesday. Continue reading
Founded by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine Winston, the advisory group completed the formation of a mentorship team and raised $3 million in its first year in operation, according to the report. Continue reading
The court will consider approving the latest deal in the case, which allows commission sharing in the multiple listing system. Continue reading