Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2020

million members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) , through a partnership with Morgan Stanley. According to NAR, this guidance will be uniquely designed to fit the needs of individual Realtors. ” Morgan Stanley perks for Realtors include a one-time financial consultation at $300 – a 70% discount from the retail rate.

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APRIL 22, 2024

He said his company is focused on buyer-side agents, whose activity is expected by some to be impacted by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) $418 million nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits. The change would go into effect in mid-July 2024 if the settlement is approved by a judge.

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JULY 1, 2024

Not only is he widely respected by every Realtor that has worked with him, but he also has a lot of knowledge in the merger and acquisition space, so I know he will fast track us on a lot of those initiatives. I first heard Massoud’s name almost twenty years ago and it’s been nothing but good feedback ever since.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At the center of the plaintiffs’ complaint is the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyers’ brokers in order to list the property on the MLS. “In 13, 2019, to the present.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The landmark antitrust lawsuit settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March has put the practices of real estate agents in the spotlight for both regulators and clients alike. The researchers used MLS data in Charlotte , Minneapolis and Houston between January 2000 and December 2019.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Des Moines housing market has had a record-setting year for home sales, which local Realtors credit to low mortgage rates, the work from home phenomenon and Des Moines’ affordable lifestyle. Stewart also said her clients want acreage and bigger yards because everyone is inside at home, working or schooling.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS. 4, 2019 and the present. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

The National Association of Realtors found in its Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in 2019 that 26% of all homebuyers said the quality of schools was important when finding a new home. Living in a good school district is one of the biggest factors for homebuyers, even if they’re empty nesters. Like, zero.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

In a surprising twist, the National Association of Realtors has announced a change in how interprets its Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to provide buyer brokers an offer of compensation in order to list on the multiple listing service (MLS). Initially filed in April 2019, the lawsuit takes aim at NAR’s Participation Rule.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

I am super busy right now, said Charissa Kennard , an agent for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty.There is a lot of inventory right now, which is good because there are a lot more options for clients right now. Instead of looking at one home and having to place a bid right away, they get to look at three to five homes.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In their filing, the plaintiffs highlight HomeServices’ franchise agreements, training videos, as well as the now infamous Allan Dalton video, as evidence of HomeServices enforcing the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

With great change on the horizon, MLS executives said they are focusing on showing their value to agents and their clients. “I MLS executives believe the true value of the MLS lies in the data in provides agents and their clients with. I don’t think it has even been questioned quite as much as it is being right now.”

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MARCH 29, 2024

The association notes in the draft of its proposed brief that its interest in the “proposed settlement stems from the fact, as DOJ highlights, that “several pending cases” are adjudicating MLSs’ adoption of the mandatory-compensation rule of the National Association of Realtors or similar policies.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just hours after securing a victory for his home seller clients in the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, filed another class action antitrust lawsuit against some of the real estate industry’s biggest players, in U.S. District Court for Western Missouri. Who’s named?

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APRIL 16, 2024

Dahlhausen added that working as a loan officer is an opportunity for real estate agents to ”control the transaction” and ”ensure that the client is being taken care of” while increasing their compensation. An originator since 1999, Read got his real estate license in 2014 and opened up his real estate brokerage in 2019.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Compass also requires their agents to ensure buy-side clients sign buyer-broker agreements. The primary MLS in the area, non-Realtor owned Northwest MLS , in 2019 eliminated a requirement that listing brokers offer buyer brokers a commission to submit a listing to the MLS. “At Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have asked judge Andrea Wood to rule on the suit based on the evidence that has been presented during the discovery period of the proceedings. After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Suspicious real estate agents and rival brokerage heads in California will worry that the deal could funnel general information about California home sales to Compass thanks to a recent partnership Glide announced with the California Association of Realtors. The Zillow suit was settled in 2019, and the Realogy lawsuit is still pending.

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MARCH 13, 2024

I’ve had clients who just don’t want to deal with the premium costs on certain properties and say they will just find something else.” These losses are due to multiple factors, including inflation-fueled rebuilding costs, which the institute said rose 55% between 2019 and 2022. nationwide in 2023, with Farmers Insurance Group of Cos.

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MARCH 22, 2024

“I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We We are seeing a healthy increase in inventory, which we really needed.”

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MARCH 1, 2023

“Through this expansion, we’re solidifying our commitment to our realtor and tax partners in a larger capacity nationwide,” Lee Trice, U.S. managing director of Opteon, said in the statement. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said. .

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AUGUST 3, 2023

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel concurred with a lower district court’s decision that HomeServices is not permitted to enforce arbitration agreements signed by seller clients of franchisees under its authority. Judge Bough will make a final decision about that date at a scheduled September 9 pretrial hearing.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

million ( Anywhere ) and $55 million ( RE/MAX ) payouts, both settlements contained nearly identical terms, including provisions to no longer require agents to be members of the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook. Filed in 2019, both lawsuits take aim at NAR’s Participation Rule.

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MARCH 14, 2024

In the paper, the authors note the ongoing legal battle between the DOJ and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) over commissions, as well as the myriad of lawsuits and the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett suit, in which the real estate industry was found liable for colluding to artificially inflate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Monika DeRoussel was in a meeting, away from her phone and email, when a client messaged her that a property in their price range and desired neighborhood had a for-sale sign in the yard. When the meeting concluded, DeRoussel quickly reached out to the seller’s agent to see if her client could get in for a tour, but it was too late. “I

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Worst case scenario, the broker representing the buyer will have to negotiate their own fee with their client and the seller can no longer be compelled to make a blanket offer of compensation in order to list on the MLS,” Murray said. The National Association of Realtors , a defendant in both lawsuits, says it is not giving up the fight.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

In March, first-time buyers were responsible for 32% of sales, up from 26% in February and 28% a year prior, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. In comparison, in May of 2019, there were nearly 15,000 active single-family listings. “I We are focused on just taking it one client at a time.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By the end of 2019, just 4,608 people called the town home, However, by early 2021, the population was already rebounding, with roughly 6,000 people living in Paradise. We have had over 200 lots active on the market at one time since 2019, so we are a little low on inventory.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

At the close of 2019, the National Association of Realtors had 1.4 The pandemic forced many to take online classes, limited in-person interaction with clients and deprived them of the opportunity to observe their mentors and brokers in action. I had several clients [where] it took seven or eight offers before they finally won.”.

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MAY 3, 2024

While this is up from a record low of 7,336 listings set in late April 2022, it is still well below the 29,951 listings in early May 2019, about a year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrea Bushnell, the CEO of North Carolina Realtors , said this issue is not just confined to the Charlotte area. “I million.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , whose Participation Rule lies at the center of the this and other lawsuits, used its opening remarks to note that the rule has been around for 25 years and has been clearly published on NAR’s website. “The Both defendants also said they joined in NAR’s trial brief.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I go into real estate offices and Realtors have zero listings for the week,” said the LO, who requested anonymity to protect the business of her partners. “I One of Gelbman’s clients, who has been on the market for at least a year, was priced out in 2021 due to “overbidding.” million, below the 2019 range of 1.52

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Homes are “singing out the door about as fast as they come on the market,” in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to Melissa Bond, a Realtor at United Real Estate – Central Arkansas. According to the Little Rock Realtors Association in Arkansas, listing count is down 40.5% in October year over year, and there is currently only 2.1

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Back in 2017, RealTrends partnered with the California Association of Realtors to study real estate teams. in 2020 over 2019. More than just numbers, this new study shows the power of lead generation and the provision of client and customer business opportunities in terms of value to real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Becca Summers does not typically include Wells Fargo on the lender recommendation list she gives to clients. However, when mortgage rates started rising in the spring, Summers encouraged her clients to take advantage of the bank’s mortgage rate lock product. Looking back, Summers is glad she encouraged her buyers to swap lenders.

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