NAR Gets Low Rating From Brokers in 2024, With Some Mulling Membership Commitment
Facing an array of controversies, challenges, scandals and legal troubles on multiple fronts, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is...
Posts by Jesse Williams
Mortgage Mix: ‘Trigger Leads’ Bill Advances; Fed Projects Fewer Cuts
Editor's Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia's biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday....
NAR Escalates MLS Access Controversy With Threat Against Local Board
Doubling down in what appears to be a growing and multi-pronged battle over MLS membership requirements, the National Association of...
Affordability Dips, With Qualifying Income Back Above $100,000
Housing affordability worsened slightly in October, according to the latest National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) Housing Affordability Index, and the...
‘Active’ Agents Decreasing, but Brokers Looking Past NAR Settlement
Real estate brokers are seeing an exodus of active agents in their markets—though whether this is a response to recent...
Burnett Judge Reserves Jurisdiction Over Settlement in Apparent Victory for NAR
In his final order approving the National Association of REALTORS’® (NAR) settlement agreement, Judge Stephen R. Bough of the Western...
NAR Calls Settlement ‘Hard Fought,’ Defends Deal in Final Argument Before Hearing
With only days before a judge will issue his final decision and close a historic (and frustrating) chapter in the...
COURT REPORT: Historic NAR Settlement Decision Happening Next Week; Two Settlements Questioned by Judge
While August 17 was long marked on real estate practitioners’ calendars, another date may prove to be just as important—November...
Zillow President Daimler Departs With Husband; Choo Named COO
Susan Daimler, president of Zillow since 2021, is ending her long tenure at the company “effective immediately,” according to a...
NYC City Council Passes Bill Forcing Landlords to Pay Own Broker Fees
Despite pushback from brokers, the city council of New York City approved a significant change to how real estate brokers...
Help Clients See Beyond Current Mortgage Rates
Mortgage Rate Affordability Index™ shows today's rates are 14% better than historical norms. Learn to guide clients through market concerns with advanced CRS training. Read more.
Business Tip of the Day provided by
