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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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Industry reacts to Redfin-NAR split: ‘It’s a crack in the wall’

Housing Wire

model of local MLS broker marketplaces has long been — and still is — considered the best value in the world. I am at an MLS conference this week and I was thinking I might be that kid sitting alone in the school cafeteria, but as it turns out, this is something that other industry folks are excited to talk about,” Rath said. “One

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Home pricing rules: don’t go if you don’t know

Housing Wire

Private sales, for sale by owner and other sales not found in your MLS could be really good comparable homes, so ask good questions and don’t just assume your seller is overpriced. Not just for your town or even zip code, but for their neighborhood, school district and MLS code. Know what’s going on with the new construction!

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 For Math Cram and Exam Prep Master courses, MLS offers a “1 Day Limited Money Back Guarantee Policy.”

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U.S. District Court Deals a Blow to NAR and Major Franchisors in MLS Policy Suit

RIS Media

District Court Judge in Western Missouri granted a class certification order to a group of home sellers alleging that NAR and industry franchisors conspired to inflate seller costs through a multiple listing service (MLS) policy geared toward promoting cooperation among buyer and seller agents. Keller Williams Realty, Inc.,

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Behavioral shopping data signals purchase intent 100 days prior to credit trigger

Housing Wire

From refis to first-time-homebuyers in the beginning stages of their search, consumer interest has certainly been piqued by low rates and is only growing stronger. As interest rates continue to stay well below 3% with no end in sight, lenders are faced with consumer demand from all corners of the housing market.

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

I reported the numbers and walked off the stage.” In the video, Ketchmark showed Keller footage from a KW Family Reunion event where Keller showed a slide showing the average commissions KW agents had earned between 2002 and 2019, to which Keller responded: “We didn’t talk about commissions.

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