Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At Corcoran McEnearney, Pejacsevich will serve as principal and chief operating officer, while Buzzelli will serve as chief strategy officer. Howell is the current vice chairman of Bright MLS and has previously served as president of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.

Principal

Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2025

In its motion for a preliminary injunction, Compass asks the court to stop Zillow from implementing its listing access standards , which bans listings that are publicly advertised for more than 24 hours before being input into the MLS. Zillow argues that Compass has not shown in its complaint that Zillow has market power in a valid market.

Brokerage

BAM Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

REX claims the rule unfairly harmed its business by forcing Zillow to separate non-MLS listings, while Zillow and NAR deny any conspiracy. Last week, a Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney raised concerns about potential antitrust violations in the ongoing legal battle between Zillow and the now-defunct brokerage REX.

MLS

The Residential Specialist

JULY 21, 2025

Business management: Instead of rereading forms or contracts multiple times a day, brokerages can create a custom GPT that agents can ask to summarize sections or answer specific legal questions—cutting down repetitive tasks.

Staging

GeekEstate

JULY 8, 2025

Interact with 3,000+ attendees , including 900 executives from owners, operators, developers, construction firms, brokerages and MLS groups thinking about real estate differently. Join us September 16th – 18th, 2025 and save $300 off the on-site price ($500 off the retail price).

Construction

Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has a new principal deputy assistant attorney general, and he’ll be familiar to some real estate brokerage leaders (and NAR’s lawyers). He also alleged that it was created to protect the trade group from non-MLS affiliated brokers.

Principal

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

The heated debate around the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) has roiled the real estate brokerage space as a result of fierce pushback on the rule from Compass. This process serves as an obstacle to Compasss mission to build an inventory of exclusive listings, as it forces listing agents to choose between Compasss website and the MLS.

Marketing

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ryan Serhant and his brokerage SERHANT. HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with Serhant to talk about the show, how it changed his life and the brokerage, and what he sees coming in the industry following the commision settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). At this point, we’ve gained, I think, 1.3

Brokerage

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As part of NAR’s mandatory MLS policies, Clear Cooperation requires brokers to list properties on an MLS within one day of publicly marketing the listing. Saul Klein , the CEO of San Diego MLS , began his career in the real estate industry in the 1970s. “I more than their off-MLS counterparts.

MLS

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The brokerage’s national quarterly market share grew by 26 basis points year over year, reaching 4.4% The company also increased its agents count by 4%, reaching 14,055 principal agents in Q3. million after the brokerage paid its commissions and related expenses. Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34

Principal

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In addition to Jensen, John Breault, the vice president of MLS at Rhode Islands State-Wide MLS, was elected vice-chair, Melissa King, the COO of OneKey MLS , was named secretary, and Richard Renton, the CEO of Triad MLS , was named Treasurer.

MLS

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In his testimony, Gansho stated that NAR does not conspire with brokerages on commissions, and he echoed Goldberg’s sentiment that brokerages do not follow and enforce the rule. ” However, if an MLS didn’t want to adopt a mandatory NAR rule, the MLS would lose its NAR-provided errors and omissions insurance, Gansho said.

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2023

Here’s the full list of this year’s honorees: Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Controller, Vice President of Accounting and Finance JPAR Real Estate Amber Kramer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Guild Mortgage Andrew Hubacker Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer United Wholesale Mortgage (..)

Finance

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Brokerage founder and CEO Robert Reffkin laid his firm’s plans for the future bare during its third-quarter 2024 earnings call with investors and analysts on Wednesday. Under this policy, listing agents have one business day to list a property on the MLS once they begin to publicly market the property.

MLS

Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Since the settlement agreement bans offers of compensation from the MLS, but allows for them be shared in other places, many have felt this could be the ideal solution and, understandably, several sites specifically designed to share compensation and concession information have popped up. And that’s the rub.

MLS

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement, agents will no longer be allowed to share their seller’s offers of buyer broker compensation on an MLS. Training on forms has been a central focus of brokerages across the country. 17 implementation date, largely due to the training her brokerage has provided. “I

Agents

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

who sold a house on an MLS and used an agent from one of the brokerage defendants between Dec. Douglas Elliman also cites lack of jurisdiction in its motion to dismiss, stating that Douglas Elliman International and Douglas Elliman Realty are holding companies that are not licensed as real estate brokerages in Missouri or elsewhere.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Agnes Standowicz Senior Vice President and Head of Underwriting United Wholesale Mortgage Alayna Gardner Director of Sales and Marketing LodeStar Software Solutions Ali Haralson President Auction.com Amanda Tucker Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Atlantic Bay Mortgage Company Amy Gromowski Executive of Science and Analytics (..)

Lending

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

3] [4] Step 2: Select a sponsoring real estate brokerage The state of Ohio requires anyone who wants to be licensed as a real estate agent to be sponsored by a brokerage before they take the licensing exam. Ready to find a real estate brokerage? Look for a broker who specializes in that niche.

Brokerage

The Close

AUGUST 28, 2024

The multiple listing service (MLS) is the holy grail of real estate listings. So, “What is MLS in real estate?” How the Multiple Listing Service Works The MLS provides data about properties in various neighborhoods, including listing descriptions, pictures, pricing, and information on each home’s square footage and features.

MLS

RIS Media

JANUARY 11, 2022

Realogy has urged the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to rethink one of its multiple listing service (MLS) policies. The large real estate conglomerate publicly called for NAR to end its MLS mandate requiring listing brokers to offer compensation so they can post a seller’s property on a REALTOR®-affiliated MLS.

MLS

HomeLight

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Links and mentions of Connecticut flat fee MLS listing companies should not be considered an endorsement. That’s where flat fee MLS listing services come in. What is a flat fee MLS listing service? The MLS is a private directory of for-sale homes that real estate professionals use to share home details with each other.

MLS

HomeLight

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Links and mentions of North Carolina flat fee MLS companies in this post do not constitute an endorsement. Real estate agents market their listings on the multiple listing service (MLS) as part of their marketing strategy – something FSBO (for sale by owner) sellers cannot do on their own. What is a flat fee MLS listing service?

MLS

RIS Media

AUGUST 12, 2020

We can all agree that listing data is the lifeblood of a brokerage firm. Real estate brokers in this country increasingly rely on the ability to retrieve their own listing data back from the MLS in a useful, consistent format. If you don’t have access to Trestle yet, I encourage you to talk to your MLS about it.

MLS

HomeLight

JUNE 28, 2022

The brokerage you hire is only as good as the agent that’s working for you, who’s going to be out there doing the work, publishing the listing, negotiating prices. A real estate broker is a real estate agent who has obtained a state real estate brokerage license and has in-depth knowledge of the real estate business.

Purchase and sale agreement

The Close

JULY 24, 2024

Brokerage Desk Fees Estimated cost: $50 to $2,500 per month If you want to close real estate transactions, finding a real estate brokerage to hang your license is another cost to become a real estate agent. Examine each brokerage’s compensation structure and see what expenses are covered.

Brokerage

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.

Marketing

RIS Media

DECEMBER 16, 2020

. – Treasurer: Richard Renton, CEO, Triad MLS – re-elected. – Turan Tekin, Director, MLS and Industry Development, Zillow Group – appointed. – Chris Carrillo, CEO, Metro MLS (Incumbent) – elected. – Liz Tewksbury – Director of MLS Operations, Homesnap. ” Source: RESO.

MLS

Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 5, 2021

In July 2020, Michael Mitchell and Richard Bowring listed their Mississauga bungalow for sale on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). After signing the purchase agreement, Lamba learned that the MLS listing and the floor plan gave different areas for the home. In his decision released March 31, the judge ruled in favour of the sellers.

Purchase and sale agreement

Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As an agent, if you’re more aggressive in the flips you’d like to do, it can be frustrating if the brokerage you’re working under is ultra conservative. As a designated or principal broker, you can become a broker-owner (where you own the brokerage). The control you have as an agent is limited.

Property Management

The Close

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s a strategy to position yourself as a marketing expert even if you’ve never pitched a homeowner in your life: Approach a senior listing agent in your brokerage and tell them you want to help them market their listing—FOR FREE. Louis Adler, Principal & Co-founder , REAL New York. Start a Boutique Brokerage. Try Fiverr.

Branding

HomeLight

APRIL 30, 2022

and the questions about how to even find a house (do you have to wait until it’s been listed on the MLS, or is there a better way?) — you’re already overwhelmed. Many buyers feel comfortable searching the multiple listing service (MLS) online by way of well-known sites and apps, such as realtor.com, Zillow, and Trulia. Realtor.com.

Closing

The Close

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I then called a Canadian buyer client who then bought before it went on the MLS. When you’re actually on a listing appointment, you need to be able to explain why your brokerage is the best for their needs, and, more importantly, why your marketing plan is the best marketing plan to get their home sold quickly and for top dollar.

Agents

Realty Biz

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Eric Jurmo is a real estate agent and Operating Principal at Keller Williams Home serving the Metro Detroit Area, Michigan. John Farrell has more than 31 years of experience in real estate brokerage and sales. Joel Carson is the President & Principal Broker of Utah Real Estate.

Agents

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

DeJane Kerr Senior Vice President of Operations Fathom Realty Joel Kirsch VP, Agent Growth & Experience Real Janet Knilans Chief Operating Officer Percy.ai

Due diligence

Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

An agent of mine put a ‘for sale’ sign out in the yard,” said Quinn, the operating principal at Keller Williams Peace River Partners in Punta Gorda, Florida. Another agent saw the sign and instead of the courtesy of calling us, he called the local MLS board and they slapped us with a $500 fine.”.

MLS