Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

After previously taking issue with some of the forms generated as a result of the terms of the National Association of Realtors ’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , University of Buffalo law professor Tanya Monestier is now objecting to NAR’s settlement. In a document filed on Monday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

In a footnote on the seventh page of the filing, the DOJ decided to offer some clarity on its current feelings about the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP). Miller believes that agents who push sellers to use private listing networks are not doing their fiduciary duty.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

More than half of home buyers (52%) negotiated with the seller, with 94% of those who did achieving success. About 34% of buyers paid below the asking price in 2024—up from 27% in 2022, when the market was more favorable to sellers. home ($501,500) adding $75,255, the upfront cost totals a staggering $107,230.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

The company was one of the first to come up with its own buyer broker agreement in response to the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement. To give every seller in America a clear view of whats at stake. Were modeling what leadership looks like.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

In this weeks episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Ohio Realtors President Michelle Billings , an agent at Coldwell Banker Realty in Montgomery, Ohio. Instead of talking about how many houses you sold, tell a specific story about how you helped a seller navigate multiple offers or an appraisal issue.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

But because AI is about to reshape how buyers and sellers interact with listings entirely. Having a listing reach buyers directly through AI will be a win for buyers, sellers and agents. Buyers, sellers, and agents no longer need the MLS to facilitate or dictate compensationthey can negotiate it however they want.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

We all know that sellers hear what they want to hear and believe what they want to believe when it comes to how market conditions will impact the sale of their home. It is still a sellers’ market, just not the frenzy that it has been. Below I share some of my scripts for having those tough conversations with your sellers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors and upcoming speaker at the Housing Economic Summit, sat down with HousingWires Senior Director of Events Brena Nath to answer a few questions on what she thinks is to come for real estate in 2025.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

(Image generated by AI in Midjourney) It has been nearly two months since the nationwide implementation of the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement agreement. 17 deadline, much of the industry concern was over how home buyers and sellers would react.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Nearly three quarters of recent American home sellers said in a Clever survey that using a traditional real estate agent is the best way to sell. Not only is this method popular, but it’s also well-regarded; 76% of sellers who worked with an agent felt their services were worth the cost.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

This not only strengthens their pitch to sellers but also provides a level of assurance that the advice is well-rounded and informed. Sellers are more likely to trust a team’s consensus over a single agent’s opinion, making it easier to secure listings.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

California Regional MLS (CRMLS) has decided to remove fields listing seller concessions from its platform. Initially, CRMLS said it added these fields in preparation to deal with the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Baby boomers have overtaken millennials as the largest share of homebuyers , making up 42% of all purchases in the past year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NARs 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report found that Generation X buyers remained steady at 24% of the market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The majority of homebuyers are still expecting sellers to cover their agent’s compensation, according to The Real Brokerage ’s August 2024 agent survey. This comes even as the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement have been implemented across the country.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

“Partnering with Zillow to commit to listing transparency is simply the right thing to do for homebuyers and sellers across America. We think thats bad for sellers, its bad for buyers, and its bad for the market, Samuelson told HousingWire on Thursday. Its literally designed to protect sellers and buyers!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

The debate surrounding the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy is raging on. It’s one thing to offer sellers the ability to list off MLS, but it’s a lawsuit waiting to happen if your agents are telling sellers it will increase the sales price of the home.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

After months of debate, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has made a decision about its contentious Clear Cooperation Policy. In an announcement on Tuesday, the trade organization unveiled its new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So, when many in the real estate industry correctly anticipated changes to the agent commission structure — which were solidified by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement following the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit nearly a year ago — there was quite a bit of fear about how first-time buyers would be impacted.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Agents reported that 27% of first-timer buyers requested mortgage rate buydowns from sellers. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), only 24% of recent buyers were first-timers. Other agents reported that the NAR settlement complicated things for buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

High mortgage rates, low inventory and sky-high prices resulted in historically low sales at a time when agents are already wrestling with the changes related to the $418 million antitrust settlement signed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In the current climate, homebuilders have advantages over existing-home sellers.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 1, 2025

According to the National Association of Realtors 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, baby boomers now comprise the largest generational group of home buyers in a shift that underscores the changing dynamics of todays housing market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Now, a new website , called Washington Homeowner Rights, is soliciting NWMLS home sellers in Washington state for a potential class action lawsuit. Specifically, they are reaching out to home sellers who experienced a price drop or significant days on market. Northwest MLS has declined to adopt those misguided, exclusionary rules.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

A newly released episode of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast explores the future state of buyer and seller relationships in the housing market after the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) business practice changes take effect Aug. Zorn explained how he would approach a seller in the new market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Sellers have access to all offers. The portal could allow Compass to take advantage of the elimination or overhaul of the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), which requires seller agents to list a property on a Realtor-afflicated MLS within 24 hours of signing a listing agreement.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 9, 2025

Top remodeling projects for homeowner satisfaction and cost recovery continue to vary as individuals remodel their homes for diverse reasons, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and National Association of the Remodeling Industrys 2025 Remodeling Impact Report. first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It named UtahRealEstate.com , the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America and RE/MAX as defendants. As a flat-fee brokerage, Homie charged sellers a flat fee to list their property on the MLS. Homie filed the suit in mid-August.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

With the National Association of Realtors ( NAR ) reportedly set to vote on the future of its Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) in the not-too-distant future, the leader of Coldwell Banker Realty is not holding back her feelings about the controversial rule.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Held live from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) NXT Conference in Boston, the conversation covers broker leadership tips, the value of designations and certifications, and educational resources for real estate agents. We’re trying to say that buyers and sellers, in my opinion, are willing to pay you.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Commissions trended slightly lower following the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement , dropping from an average of 2.42% in March to 2.35% in August, when the new changes went into effect. Traditionally, sellers paid the buyer’s agent commission as well as their own agent’s commission.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

The California Association of Realtors (CAR) evidently wants no part of the Department of Justice. The DOJ expressed concerns about possible loopholes the forms might contain, which could allow agents to skirt new rules implemented as part of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust settlement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On the RealTrending podcast produced by HousingWire , host Tracey Velt chats with San Antonio-based Realtor Jessica Conrad in the final installment of JPAR Real Estate ’s four-part Settlement Strategy Playbook series. 17 business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Pending home sales ended the year on a down note, according to data published on Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). However, with mortgage rates rising in December and pushing above 7% in January, buyers and sellers are hesitant. Compared to a month prior, contract signings fell 5.5%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The real estate industry is currently divided over the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation Policy, but one local Realtor association and MLS has decided to move beyond just voicing an opinion. In an email sent to members on Oct.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Redy , an online marketplace that rewards home sellers for selecting a real estate agent who best aligns with their sales goals, announced its launch in five markets on Tuesday. The Redy online platform is now available to home sellers in Atlanta , Dallas , Orlando , Phoenix and San Diego.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, real estate startup Homie Technologies claims that home seller consumers were not the only ones harmed by the real estate industry’s allegedly anticompetitive practices. Buyers using Homie would receive some or all of any BAC offered by the seller,” the complaint states.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

RealReports , a proptech firm that offers an artificial intelligence-based platform for property data , announced a new partnership this week with the San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) to provide access to its tool to an estimated 5,000 members in the Bay Area.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

On Tuesday, at the preliminary approval hearing for defendant MLS Property Information Networks (MLS PIN) settlement, Judge Saris r efused to grant preliminary approval to the settlement as the plaintiffs and defendants were hoping to expand the class to include commercial property sellers and mobile home sellers.

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