NAR may rescind ‘no-commingling’ rule this week amid DOJ scrutiny

The trade organization’s MLS committee on Tuesday approved the elimination of the controversial policy at a meeting closed to the media. Its Executive Committee will take a final vote Wednesday. Continue reading

Howard Hanna CEO threatens to leave MLS: ‘The world has changed’

Howard Hanna’s CEO Howard “Hoby” Hanna envisions offering “a deeper level of retail experience” after the NAR rule change, but chafes at the trade group “telling us how to operate our business.” Continue reading

Howard Hanna CEO Hoby Hanna: ‘NAR sold industry down the river’

Hanna slammed the National Association of Realtors’ MLS rules in a conversation with Inman prior to the Gibson settlement last week, saying Clear Cooperation and IDX limit broker innovation. Continue reading

Biggest MLS in the nation rejects NAR ‘Delayed Marketing’ policy

California Regional MLS said in a statement that the new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy, which NAR states is mandatory, was created to “placate” complaining brokerages. Continue reading

Dwiggins: Latest changes to CCP are ‘exclusionary and predatory’

NextHome CEO James Dwiggins looks at the latest changes to Clear Cooperation and offers predictions for how they’ll impact the wider real estate market. Continue reading

Compass fixes error showing private agent remarks on some listings

Other listing data intended for Realtors’ eyes only appeared publicly on several listings viewed by Inman last week on Compass’s mobile app and desktop website. Among them: detailed showing instructions, contact information for vendors and property dis… Continue reading