Compass Joins Upstart ARA as Association Co-Founder Says Industry Needs ‘Branding Reboot’
After recently aligning with REMAX in June for its first major coup, the American Real Estate Association (ARA) announced on...
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Judge Orders Independent Audit of NAR Settlement Administrator
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough has appointed two “special masters”—third parties granted significant authority over witnesses, evidence and testimony—to...
Judge Throws Out Zillow Class-Action Claims as Plaintiffs Fail to Show Steering, Deception
A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Zillow and a real estate brokerage, saying that lawyers representing homebuyers who used...
COURT REPORT: Federal Lawmakers Investigate MRED-Compass Partnership
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around...
Mortgage Mix: Rates Hit Their Highest Level in Nearly a Year; Foreclosures Up
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...
Compass Releases New Study on Private Listings, Touting Larger Price Premium
The battle over private listings is playing out nearly everywhere—from statehouses and courthouses to brokerage offices and Wall Street boardrooms....
Beating the Rain: How to Offset Its Dampening Effect On Clients
When the market is hot, residential real estate can still be a cold business. Perhaps even more so when rain...
New-Home Sales Up Slightly in June, but Pace Lags 2025
Earlier this month, it was reported that sales of existing homes fell during June, but the latest report on sales...
Zillow Claims Off-Market Sellers Lost Over $1.3 Billion
Zillow research released in May found that home sellers lost a combined $1.49 billion to same-agent dual agency and $1.36...
The Turn of the Season: The Past, Present and Future of Housing Market Seasonality
If the last few years have taught real estate practitioners anything, it’s that the housing market is anything but predictable. ...
Parked and Productive: How to Turn Car Time Into Winning Video Content
How to ditch the studio setup and stiff, over-edited videos at your desk, and turn your parked car into a high-converting mobile content hub. Read more.
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