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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Five Ways Buying and Selling a House Could Change

A settlement alters the traditional 6 percent sales commission in U.S. real estate, shifting the responsibility and potentially reducing the commission rates internationally. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
NYC real estate

Powerful Realtor Group Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits

Elimination of 6% sales commission in the real estate industry
Significant impact expected on U.S. housing market [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
NYC real estate

National Association of Realtors Faces Competition From New Group

Two prominent real estate agents have started a new trade association called the American Real Estate Association as an alternative to the embattled National Association of Realtors (N.A.R).
The N.A.R has faced antitrust lawsuits, sexual harassment allegations, and leadership turnover, leading to concerns about its stability. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Los Angeles

Realtors agree to make commission changes in deal that could reduce costs for consumers

Realtors making changes to commission rules to settle competition allegations
Settlement could reduce costs for consumers [ more ]
Axios
2 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Latinos, Asian Americans see biggest homeownership gains

Homeownership rates for Hispanic, Black, and Asian Americans grew despite high interest rates.
White Americans still have the highest ownership rates, but Asians and Hispanics had the largest gains. [ more ]
SFGATE
3 months ago
SF real estate

Pending home sales rose 8.3 percent in December as mortgage rates softened

Pending home sales increased 8.3% in December as home buyers took advantage of lower mortgage rates.
The Midwest, South, and West saw gains in home buying activity, while the Northeast declined compared to the previous year. [ more ]
therealdeal.com
3 months ago
LA real estate

LA Antitrust Lawsuit Targets NAR, Local Brokerages

Antitrust lawsuits targeting residential players have reached Los Angeles, with local branches of the National Association of Realtors and various brokerages named as defendants.
Plaintiffs in the case claim that NAR practices hinder innovation and entry by new, lower-cost real estate brokerage service providers, and that its policies keep buyer broker commission at artificially high levels. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
4 months ago
Chicago

National Association of Realtors president resigns in response to unspecified 'threat'

National Association of Realtors president Tracy Kasper has resigned.
Kasper received a threat to disclose a personal matter unless she compromised her role at NAR. [ more ]
www.housingwire.com
5 months ago
Marketing

NAR names new chief marketing and communications officer

Suzanne Bouhia has been appointed as the new chief marketing and communications officer of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Bouhia will be responsible for supporting NAR's CEO and amplifying the voice of its 1.5 million members in the real estate industry. [ more ]
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