Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The lack of training and guidance by brokerages is horrible. Dwiggins: Those forms are created by a committee of competing brokerages, which is literally how we got into the lawsuit to begin with. To close the conversation, Dwiggins explains his advocacy for keeping NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy in place, with a slight change.

MLS

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

In the ongoing debate over NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy , one question looms large: who really benefits when a single agent or brokerage represents both sides of a real estate transaction? Many also point to the fact that private listings essentially lock out lower-income buyers who rely on open MLS access. The result?

Marketing

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

HouseSavings.com — a real estate brokerage based in central Pennsylvania — has introduced a digital-first platform that offers flat-fee and low-commission listing services with the goal of reducing costs for home sellers. A 3% listing fee often doesn’t reflect the actual effort involved.

MLS

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

NAR’s settlement agreement — which closed a number of antitrust class-action lawsuits against NAR and major brokerages for allegedly inflating Realtor commissions, and is pending final approval this month — outlines 13 practice changes required of NAR-affiliated MLSs.

MLS

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As Eben Moran of Stellar MLS aptly stated on RentSprees Its Closing Time podcast, the future lies in collaboration: How can we come together to make the industry better overall? This underscores the need for MLS s to focus on their core mission: empowering agents and brokers to succeed. today well ahead of the 25.6

MLS

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Dombrowski says his team has closed several successful off-market deals that satisfied both parties. We tell them, If you want maximum exposure, we go on the MLS. If your brokerage is doing off-market deals regularly, thats not a strategy thats a business model, Coleman said. Thats why the MLS was created in the first place.

Agents

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The brokerage announced this week that it has added the Milwaukee -based Houseworks Collective real estate team. In 2024 alone, it has closed 182 sales for $64.1 Houseworks will also merge with the Jay Schmidt Group , another top-ranked Milwaukee-based team that led the area’s Metro MLS in sales volume for eight years.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2025

It often involves coordinating with stagers, hiring photographers, waiting on edited media, producing videos, drafting descriptions, designing flyers, and uploading everything to the MLS. That speed doesn’t just translate into saved time — it often results in stronger offers and higher close rates. Each step introduces friction.

Marketing

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

Real estate brokerages are experiencing accelerated internal consolidation, increased agent mobility and deepening productivity divides, according to new data from Recruiting Insight. This movement has favored brokerages offering integrated platforms and incentive structures that align with agents’ business goals. That’s a niche.

Agents

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2025

It’s with this same goal in mind that Northwest MLS (NWMLS) said it chose to implement referral fee disclosures. Northwest MLS has been working on this issue for nearly a year,” a spokesperson for NWMLS told HousingWire via email.

MLS

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of The Real Brokerage , closed out the prepared remarks section of his firms first-quarter 2025 earnings call by addressing the transformative technological era the industry is currently operating in. billion and the number of transactions closed during the quarter jumped 77% to 33,617.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This includes — but is not limited to — posting to the MLS, hosting open houses and getting creative with social media. Last but not least, real estate agents prepare documents such as closing documents, purchase agreements, and leases while ensuring that the transaction is in compliance with local laws and their client’s terms are met.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

According to a press release, the lawsuit seeks treble damages for the unlawful and anti-competitive conduct that forced PLS out of the market and deprived consumers and agents of a much-needed alternative to the outdated and monopolized MLS system. The PLS had nearly 20,000 members in 2019, according to the lawsuit.

MLS

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The essence of our industrys defense of modern MLS infrastructure rests upon a fragile foundation that says, “Its not perfect, but its the best we can do.” If we were to start fresh, no competent businessperson would design an MLS system like this. ” But lets cut through the noise and examine whats really going on.

MLS

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

But could listing a client’s property on a private network instead of the MLS really be considered a breach of fiduciary duty? A study from Bright MLS backs up Willoughbys assertions. If an agent or even the brokerage double-ends the deal, that’s even more of a sin, according to Doug Miller. Why would we hide it?

MLS

Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

The policy was a response to a proliferation of pocket listings and a rapid decline in housing inventory on the MLS, despite a large number of transactions still occurring. The CCP requires listing brokers to share a listing to the MLS within 24 hours of publicly marketing the property. People just started holding back inventory.

MLS

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

“The acquisition of Private Collection accelerates Final Offers market share of enterprise brokerage customers seeking to provide their agents with a tool to share off-market listings within their brokerage as well as their clients and prospective clients,” Final Offer said in a prepared statement.

Marketing

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Two months prior to that, Zillow began moving homes not listed on the MLS out of initial user search results and onto a second tab. This adhered to an optional NAR rule , which prevents those who choose to adopt it from commingling MLS listings with non-MLS listings. In May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations.

Staging

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In his opening remarks during Compass s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call on Tuesday, Reffkin said that almost half of the markets the brokerage operates in have stopped enforcing CCP, a rule implemented by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). That 24-hour window doesnt provide much benefit to a brokerage pursuing exclusive listings.

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Michael Ketchmark , the lead plaintiffs counsel in the Gibson commission lawsuit against real estate brokerages, told Inman News that his firm is closely monitoring NAR s vote and will determine its next steps based on the outcome. And the decision comes under the shadow of a potential legal challenge.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2025

CoStar Group is using Boost, its new Homes.com marketing feature, in an attempt to counter the bans by Zillow and Redfin on listings that are publicly marketed prior to being entered into the MLS. The boost on the listing will last until a sale closes. Agents can boost a listing for a one-time fee of $260.

MLS

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It explicitly allows for such offers to be made off-MLS, however. If sellers cannot notify buyers about offers off-MLS, many buyers will not have the information they need to determine whether a home purchase is financially feasible. Advocates presenting dubious arguments are helping to create a two-tiered system of brokerage services.

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Real Estate News

JULY 30, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Tech AI that replaces ‘human hires’; another brokerage deal for Canva Luxury Presence unveils “autonomous AI marketing team” for agents.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2025

But I think what people have to recognize about this business is that, because of the fragmentation, every market is a little bit different in the way that people close deals, and in the way that they search for deals. Now, it’s AI and blockchain. Despite the latest trends, do you think the core of real estate remains unchanged?

Industrial

Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2025

Reffkin followed up last week’s LinkedIn post claiming that Zillow no longer displays all MLS listings to prospective homebuyers, with two more posts. Now, Zillow research claims homeowners lose money if they don’t use the MLS,” Reffkin wrote. “Now, When Zillow was making money buying homes off the MLS, it supported off-MLS sales.

MLS

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

Under these new standards , if a listing is publicly marketed to any buyer it must be put in an MLS and be able to be published on Zillow as well as other sites that receive internet data exchange (IDX) feeds, within 24 hours of the start of a public marketing campaign. On Monday, Redfin , which is to be acquired by Rocket Companies for $1.75

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2025

“I hope more brokerage CEOs see our results as a signal that they will attract more agents if they fight for them and not simply acquiesce to portals and MLSs that ban and fine agents for marketing listings outside their platforms,” he said. “The reality is, the intention of the portal and MLS listing policies is control.

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Real Estate News

JUNE 18, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News Industry People on the Move: HomeServices taps brokerage leader for VP role Long Realty CEO Renee Gonzales has been named vice president of Core Services Integrations at HomeServices.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Angela is the 11th-ranked agent in the state by sales volume, closing 38 sides and $29.82 For this, I turned to New Hampshire-based Cohen Closing & Title , where another cousin is the director of business development.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Rechat a real estate software company focused on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for brokerages and agents has named marketing and property technology veteran Audie Chamberlain as head of strategic growth and communications. Theres a reason top brokerages like SERHANT. Nothing else comes close.

Brokerage

Real Estate News

JUNE 13, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Shutterstock Industry Startup aims to bring assumable mortgages to the masses Could a new market emerge around homebuyers taking over a seller’s existing low interest rate loan? One proptech veteran thinks so.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday granted final approval to NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement agreement , as well as the settlements reached by HomeServices of America and the numerous MLSs and brokerages that chose to opt into NAR’s settlement. million) , The Real Brokerage ($9.25 million ), Douglas Elliman ($7.75

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Together, these obstacles are forcing agents and brokerages to hit the sidelines and plan against seemingly insurmountable odds like facing Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. Consider platforms that centralize operations from lead generation to closing. Its a win-win for real estate professionals and clients alike.

Technology

Real Estate News

JUNE 14, 2025

Real Estate News Staff June 14, 2025 7 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones. Here we highlight some of the latest activity among brokerages across the U.S. Over the years, she climbed the ranks from agent to associate broker to brokerage owner.

Brokerage

Real Estate News

JULY 12, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe Stock Brokerages SERHANT. Real Estate News Staff July 12, 2025 8 mins Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Here are twelve mind-blowing ideas and prompts smart agents are using to close more deals with ChatGPT in 2025. ” How to make ChatGPT write like you (or a billion-dollar luxury brokerage) ChatGPT can now convincingly emulate anyone’s writing style. It’s not perfect, but close. Sound familiar?

Branding

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While the DOJ had previously taken a stand against the practice of cooperative compensation, a practice the settlement still allows for, albeit off the MLS , this settlement term was not the one the DOJ took issue with. The DOJ believes the buyer broker agreements have the potential to “limit how brokers compete for clients.” “It

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