Legislative Round-Up: Local Real Estate Laws Under the Big Beautiful Bill’s Shadow
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate...
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Judge Throws Out Antitrust Lawsuit by Discount Brokerage
In a significant win for real estate incumbents—specifically, the original entities targeted in the Burnett case—a federal judge has dismissed...
Homebuyer Lawsuit Against HomeServices of America, Douglas Elliman Dismissed
A U.S. District Court Judge in Florida has dismissed the homebuyer commission lawsuit Lutz v. HomeServices of America. In a...
Foreign Buyers Up Pre-Tariffs; Future Uncertain
International buying was up in the U.S. as of March 2025, with 78,100 existing homes totaling $56 billion being purchased...
Tariff Effects on Inflation Appear to Show Up in June Reading
At last month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he expected the effects of...
Plaintiff Attorneys Reviewing Settlement Compliance of 25 MLSs, Associations
Coming up on a year from the implementation of new policies required by the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) settlement,...
Court Report: Agents Cry Foul on ‘Fake Leads’ Case; NAR Asks Again for Discrimination Suit Dismissal
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around...
Compass to Share Its Private Exclusives With Rivals, on Two Conditions
Compass is opening the door to its exclusive listings—but only halfway. The brokerage announced Friday that it will share all...
HUD, OMB Eliminate Core Policies From Biden-Era Home Appraisal Task Force
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced Thursday that...
Housing Affordability Melts as Market Heats Up for Summer
As the summer housing market is heats up, it appears that affordability melted for many homebuyers in May, according to...
Your Social Media Fall Audit: How to Refresh Your Digital Presence in Q4
Just like cleaning out your closet for a new season, fall is the perfect time to refresh your digital branding, fine-tune your social media profiles and make sure your content strategy is working hard for you. Read more.
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