Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

At the center of the lawsuit is NAR’s Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyer’s brokers in order to list a property on a Realtor association affiliated MLS. The National Association of Realtors is facing yet another copycat commission lawsuit. Filed on Tuesday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The REBNY and the Residential Listing Service (RSL) in NYC are governed by the Universal Co-Brokerage Agreement (UCBA) and are independent from the National Association of Realtors. Starting Jan. 1, REBNY rules will prevent the listing brokers from paying buyer agents and instead will require sellers to pay commissions directly.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The residential brokerage was dismissed this week from one of the early real estate commission lawsuits , known as “Batton 1” after its lead plaintiff, a homebuyer named Mya Batton. HomeServices of America can preserve some of its legal war chest — for now, at least. Judge Andrea Wood of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Brokerages RE/MAX , Anywhere , Keller Williams , eXp World Holdings , NorCal Gold , Williams L. Despite not being affiliated with NAR, MetroList adopted a rule similar to NAR’s Participation Rule, requiring listing agents to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ brokers in order to list a property on the MLS. “By

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

million after the brokerage paid its commissions and related expenses. However, it was better than the overall residential industry, which fell 20%, according to Greg Hart, chief operating officer at Compass. Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34 Revenue was revised down to $241.20 So we have evidence in a major U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The settlement agreement also mandates that MLS participants working with buyers must enter into a written buyer broker agreement. But the settlement does provide a mechanism for brokerages to opt in to the agreement if they so choose, or they can negotiate their own settlement, as Compass and The Real Brokerage have recently done.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The battle began heating up in September 2023 when CoStar’s residential real estate platform Homes.com surpassed 100 million unique monthly visitors, becoming the second most popular listing portal behind Zillow. Like all of the publicly traded brokerages, Zillow Group saw its stock prices slide, dropping 13.4%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

REX grabbed national attention in March when the residential real estate brokerage filed a lawsuit alleging an antitrust conspiracy between listings giant Zillow and the powerful National Association of Realtors. Non-MLS listings, including by REX, are relegated to other listings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

MLS Property Information Network’s (MLS PIN) settlement agreement in the Nosalek class action antitrust buyer-broker compensation lawsuit has hit yet another snag. The DOJ is requesting that the court push the final approval hearing deadline from Jan. 4, 2024 to March 7, 2024. District Court in Boston who is overseeing the case.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs. Judge Stephen R. Bough of U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These lawsuits threaten to radically reshape the residential brokerage landscape, and could be the catalyst for a fat decline in the annual commission pool as well as the industry shedding as many as 80% of agents, according to a team of analysts at Keefe Bruyette Woods. You are forewarned — there are charts! Who’s most exposed?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

The buy is Compass’s first since the residential brokerage started publicly trading shares earlier this month. Unclear is whether the California MLS may renege its relationship with Glide. You could understand why other brokerages and agents wouldn’t be entirely convinced their data would be cordoned off.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Buyer’s agent commissions won’t necessarily go away Two weeks ago, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and the Residential Listing Service modified their rules starting Jan. No big deal, except for one thing: Almost all MLS information is already syndicated with every large real estate portal. Look around.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

Zillow essentially concedes that NAR and MLS’s antiquated, anticompetitive rules are bad for consumers, but chose to close ranks and enforce them anyway.”. REX has argued that this “other” is pejorative and an attempt by NAR member brokerages to increase an anti-competitive stranglehold on home sales.

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RIS Media

MAY 8, 2023

Company culture is a hot topic these days as brokerages define what they do and how they do it, hopefully using their reputations to draw elite talent. It informs every aspect of businesses that rely on staff members working together as a team.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Mandatory NAR Rules impede the ability of a free market to function in the residential real estate industry, and the plain purpose and/or effect of the Rules is to raise, inflate, or stabilize commission rates.” These remarks were expansions of arguments both the plaintiffs and the defendants laid out in trial briefs filed on Monday.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It also comes as CoStar makes a rapid – and not totally clear – push into residential real estate. About 38% – or $722 million – of this revenue comes from subscriptions that developers, brokerages, attorneys, and other professionals pay to access CoStar’s picture-heavy database of commercial real estate. And the company reported $1.9

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Residential property transactions are manufactured with data components assembled from disconnected and diverse sources. Real estate still relies on a “system” unable to integrate production across the silos of media, brokerage, lending, insurance and trading. The GSE’s $8B profit in 2Q could buy most of the brokerage industry.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Xactus Wednesday announced its new active listing scan program, which will scan residential addresses for changes in listing status and the average number of days on market for a neighborhood. The monitoring program, covering all 50 states, includes MLS listing data as well as public records from data aggregators. year over year. .

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GeekEstate

MARCH 31, 2021

The Agency is an LA based real estate brokerage specializing in luxury residential, new development, and resort listings nationwide. In 10 years of business, the independent brokerage has closed more than $9 billion worth of transactions. Today’s showcase: The Agency.].

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RIS Media

JULY 31, 2021

Register today for RISMedia’s next webinar: “How to Increase Your Brokerage Business in a Virtual World.” Virtual technology can boost your brokerage’s profitability in myriad ways, from agent recruiting and retention to improved systems at the agent and consumer levels—the digital space is brimming with opportunities.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Greenfield & Behr Residential, a leading independent real estate company in Winchester and Frederick County, VA, announced today it has merged with Coldwell Banker Premier, a regional powerhouse serving Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. And we did it,” Greenfield said. “We

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

in Greencastle, Indiana, the boutique brokerage serves residents in Central Indiana from the Indianapolis metropolitan area to Terre Haute, Lafayette and Bloomington and everywhere in between. Established in 2017, the brokerage is led by broker/owner and CEO Eric Wolfe, who has more than 15 years of real estate experience.

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Broke Agent Media

MARCH 30, 2023

There are now seven plaintiffs, all home sellers who take issue with NAR policies, including the policy that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission in order to list a property on the MLS. This is the second commissions lawsuit to turn into a class action—and has the potential to change how real estate agents are paid.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Justice Department back in November 2020, and that DOJ withdrew from in July these were all regarding buyer’s agents being more transparent on how much they get paid (The one, arguably smaller, plank that did not make it through regarded lockbox access for non-MLS participants). To get access to the next Q&A, you can join HW+ here.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Sponsored By: Moderated By: Moderated by: Creig Northrop is the founder and chief executive officer of Northrop Realty, one of the nation’s most successful residential real estate brokers. Dumas and his team of agents was recognized as the Brokerage of the Year in 2020. a leading real estate CRM and marketing automation solution.

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GeekEstate

MAY 9, 2022

Brokerages have long been reluctant to invest in structured and personalized career development programs due to a desire to keep costs down and fear of agents leaving their firm. In that role, I had the privilege of meeting and recruiting 1,500 top performing teams and agents from the smallest to the largest brokerages.

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RIS Media

MARCH 11, 2022

Gino Blefari , CEO of HomeServices of America, will deliver this important look at the current landscape for residential real estate, what to expect heading into the 4th quarter, and how things might change in 2023. Bringing the MLS/Brokerage Relationship Into the Future. Brian Donnellan , President and CEO, Bright MLS.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to The Information , the FTC scrutinized Zillow over its market share and myriad aspects of the role it plays in the residential real estate market. The company’s platform is almost a backend technology that syncs with multiple MLS services.

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Real Trends

MAY 9, 2023

And yet, in today’s world of technology, instant gratification and misinformation, local MLS broker marketplaces and real estate professionals can be taken for granted. Advocate for local broker marketplaces Local MLS broker marketplaces create accessibility and ensure equity. So what can agents who are Realtors do?

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Several high-profile US real estate brokerages and the reputable NAR were found guilty of artificially inflating agents’ commissions. Imagine a giant list of residential and commercial properties enlisted with detailed descriptions. The price to list homes on MLS is agreeing to the compensation-sharing rule. And they won!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

websites for office space — LoopNet , and residential rentals — Apartments.com , generating revenue from subscriptions by landlords and commercial brokers. CoStar has not significantly grabbed market share of for-sale residential, perhaps the largest total addressable market in U.S. Andy Florance, CEO and founder of CoStar.

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The Residential Specialist

MAY 3, 2022

Brokerage in Aurora, Ontario in Canada. His local MLS recently added more fields to list energy-efficient features. The attic level is comfortable enough to sleep in now. Some months, our electric bill is $0 for a 4,000-square-foot home,” says Young, a REALTOR ® with RE/MAX Excellence Realty in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Realty Biz

JULY 22, 2021

As a vertically integrated residential real estate group, CARLILE also produced $406 million in loan volume in 2020, while also building dozens of homes over the last decade. With three offices and 40 affiliated sales associates, the firm was responsible for $52 million in sales volume in 2020. increase over this time last year.

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Real Trends

JUNE 29, 2023

As every agent knows, a significant amount of bandwidth goes to acquiring new leads; however, servicing those new leads can too easily become an afterthought. As soon as you’ve had a meaningful conversation with a new lead, time, effort and strategy must go into turning them into a new client.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“His experience growing a strong national presence for real estate tech companies will be instrumental as we deliver our Earnnest Enterprise solutions to brokerages and brands across the nation.” In this role, he was instrumental in building HouseCanary’s 50-state brokerage entity.

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RIS Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

While other brokerages often focus on the aesthetics’ portion of marketing, the real key to lead conversion is leveraging property data. Gorce is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience in MLS and real estate technology and the former president of Clareity, which was acquired by CoreLogic in 2017. ET / 2 p.m.

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