Above, Art Carter As the Clear Cooperation Policy became a nexus of controversy and debate last year, with a plethora of brokers, CEOs and everyday agents across the country weighing in, maybe more notable than any of the folks who spoke out in favor (or against) the policy were those who didn’t say anything at…

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Whenever anyone enters a new job in a new field, there are always tricks of the trade they have to learn—some that may counter their expectations. A 2024 study by the WAV Group found that many consumers aren’t well-versed in what the home-buying process entails or the role of a real estate agent. If a…

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Any leader who’s been in the real estate industry long enough understands how much of a balancing act running a team can be. As the team lead, it’s on you to constantly look for ways that you can scale you and your member’s current CGI, all while maintaining a sustainable level of margin with increasing…

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Persistently high mortgage rates hovering near 7%, coupled with equally high home prices, have created an affordability crisis that many prospective homebuyers and homesellers are intimately familiar with. These market forces have created somewhat sticky market conditions for existing-home sales, in contrast with new-home sales, which new data shows are on the rise. The latest…

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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Gibson plaintiffs argue to transfer Hooper to Missouri The plaintiffs of the Gibson case have filed a reply in support of their motion to intervene in 1925 Hooper vs. NAR, requesting that the…

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The sheer scope of devastation wrought by the still-not-extinguished fires in the greater Los Angeles area are hard to fathom. While entire neighborhoods of residential homes have literally become scorched earth, and local brokerage leaders have vowed to rebuild, CoStar Group on January 24 released a report detailing the collateral destruction of commercial and multifamily…

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Judge Patti B. Saris, presiding over the Nosalek v. MLS PIN lawsuit in Boston, said on January 27 that she is ready to move forward with the case, scheduling a preliminary hearing for April 4. Saris expressed her frustrations with the Department of Justice (DOJ), as the settlement has been pending since the summer of…

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