MLS PIN deal wins court approval after DOJ backs off — for now
The $3.95 million settlement in the Nosalek case removes the option to display compensation to buyer brokers via the MLS and goes up for final approval in September....
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Foreclosures were up 9% year over year in May: ATTOM
States with the highest foreclosure rates in May included Delaware, Florida, Illinois and Indiana. ATTOM's CEO described the situation as "a mixed picture."...
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Canadian reality TV brokerage makes its US debut in South Florida
RARE Real Estate first launched in Canada in 2021 and may be best known to Americans for being featured on the Amazon reality TV show "Luxe Listings Toronto."...
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More than 2.5M people have made commission settlement claims
The company handling notifications has sent out more than 100 million emails notifying homesellers about the settlements — and is charging more than $32 million for its services....
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Brad Loe joins Corcoran Group to head Chelsea Flatiron office
Loe has more than two decades of industry experience and most recently served as executive vice president and director of sales at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties....
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NAR has made some big changes this year. What’s your take? Pulse
From marketing to commingling to hate speech, it's been a big year of change at the National Association of Realtors. What's your take on the changes they've made?...
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California broker challenges NAR rule over dues for non-members
Modesto broker John Diaz took aim at NAR, CAR and two local organizations for the creation and enforcement of the Variable Dues Formula, which he claims is illegal and anticompetitive....
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Real estate investors are unloading homes at record clip to stem losses
In 2024, investors drove 11 percent of all U.S. home sales — the highest share in more than two decades. That translates to nearly 509,000 properties sold, according to data released Tuesday by Realtor.com....
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NAR: The settlement didn’t kill procuring cause
The concept of who brings the buyer that completes a real estate sale will remain, though it may come up less frequently in commission disputes, according to the trade group....
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Real estate AI increasingly blurs the lines between humans and tech
Real estate companies are rolling out AI assistants with human names and attributes. The tools are increasingly blurring the lines between what tech can do — and what it is....
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