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Meet Kevin Sears, NAR’s latest president

Housing Wire

When Kevin Sears stepped into the role of National Association of Realtors president on Monday following Tracy Kasper’s resignation , he became the trade organization’s third president in a little over four months. In addition to serving his local and state Realtor organizations, Sears has served NAR in multiple roles over the years.

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Steve Harney, founder of Keeping Current Matters, has died

Housing Wire

He sold the brokerage in 2005. ” Harney was a sought-after speaker at real estate events, including hundreds of company events, the annual National Association of Realtors conference and other major service providers to the housing industry. Steve was fighting the good fight every day.”

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Umpa commission lawsuit defendants look to get case dismissed

Housing Wire

Like the other commission lawsuits, the Umpa suit alleges that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen other real estate industry firms have colluded to artificially inflate agent commissions. In the Umpa suit — which is seeking class-action status for everyone in the U.S.

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Opteon expands its direct-to-consumer appraisal offerings

Housing Wire

“Through this expansion, we’re solidifying our commitment to our realtor and tax partners in a larger capacity nationwide,” Lee Trice, U.S. Opteon, founded in 2005, operated in Australia and New Zealand before expanding into the U.S. managing director of Opteon, said in the statement.

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Opinion: Here’s what people are getting wrong about real estate commissions

Housing Wire

And this one, “If not for the Realtors rule, many buyers wouldn’t use brokers or would negotiate lower commissions. It does not happen (speaking as someone who has bought and sold nearly a dozen homes, aways used a Realtor, and not once could I increase the price to cover the real estate commission or other closing costs).

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Some lenders won’t survive the purchase mortgage market of 2022

Housing Wire

I hadn’t developed a network for mortgage lending with Realtors,” Woodward said about his work at Interfirst in Indiana. In a purchase market, he emphasizes strong communication with clients and referral partners, such as Realtors and financial planners. But Woodward struggled to originate purchase loans. “I

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DOJ and NAR could step back into the ring over commingled listings

Housing Wire

The Department of Justice could be ready to square off again with the National Association of Realtors — this time over an optional rule to prevent commingling of MLS and non-MLS listings. Prior to either of the VOW policies going into place, NAR “did not permit any broker to withhold his or her clients’ listings from a rival.”