Above, a screenshot from one of Homes.com’s new ads featuring Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” fame and SNL’s Heidi Gardner. During one of America’s most enduring traditions, Super Bowl Sunday, Homes.com plans to make history, regardless of who takes home the championship trophy. Through four commercials reaching some 113 million viewers, the rapidly ascending real…
The real estate industry’s litigation list is down by one as the courtroom squabbles between Keller Williams and former CEO John Davis are slated to reach an arguably anticlimactic resolution outside the courtroom. Given a choice between a pair of motions filed by Keller Williams that would decide the fate of the acrimonious legal saga,…
Trust is the cornerstone of the agent-client relationship, but for some, it has been harder to come by these days due to the endless litigation the industry has been embroiled in. For Peter Gustis, a Pennsylvania-based REALTOR® at Springer Realty Group, conversations about lawsuits and settlements have been unavoidable as he expresses concern about the…
The future of real estate is still unwritten. Still, Nykia Wright, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) interim CEO, is encouraging members to at least help co-author it as the industry continues to face its share of challenges ahead. “I understand that people are frustrated with things, but bring that frustration in-house so that we…
Despite recent scrutiny, the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) has shown a willingness to take feedback and adapt ahead of fast-approaching policy changes slated to hit the industry. CAR officials announced Wednesday that 30 new and revised forms were released as part of a semi-annual standard forms update. Most notably, the real estate organization has…
The complicated process of ensuring that the real estate industry complies with incoming policy changes is underway, as concerns about loopholes surrounding commission-sharing have already started a discourse among regulators and innovators—potentially, an amicable one. The ongoing dialogue was highlighted by a recent meeting between the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and the U.S. Department…
No one said change would be easy. Many real estate organizations find that to be truer than ever about buyer representation agreements, as some REALTOR® organizations have come under fire for their attempts to abide by incoming policy changes. That has been the case for the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR), which was heavily criticized…
In a move likely to inspire deja vu, United Real Estate Group (UREG) is looking to join the list of former defendants in a massive homebuyer commission lawsuit that continues to wage on. The real estate holdings company filed a motion in the U.S. District Court in Northern Illinois on Friday to dismiss all claims…
Most have heard the adage that “time is money,” but how often are agents asked how much their time is worth? That may be a question that buyer agents are forced to ponder and answer in real time, given the scrutiny that the value of buyer agency has been under in recent months. Incoming practice…
The leadership shake-ups just keep coming out of eXp Realty. The company continues to lean on its cache of internal talent to carry its brand into the future. In its latest move on Tuesday, the brokerage announced that Tampa eXp Realty agent and team leader Kendall Bonner will now serve as vice president of Industry…
Above, new NAR President Tracy Kasper A groundswell of industry opinion increasingly points to the fact that some serious work needs to be done by the National Association of REALTORSⓇ (NAR) amid recent controversy spurred by scandalous allegations. And it appears that new leaders at the trade group are willing to step up to the…
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