eXp, Weichert Get Settlement Sign-Off in Copycat Lawsuit, Paying Over $44 Million
A federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia has granted final approval to a series of commission-related antitrust settlements ...
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Mississippi, Other States Follow Alabama’s Lead on Buyer Agreement Laws
Following commission-focused class-action lawsuits, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) agreed to rule changes in 2024, one of those being ...
Buyers Suing Zillow Over ‘Steering’ Focus on Agents’ Duties to Clients
Borrowers and buyers suing Zillow for alleged RESPA violations and racketeering laid out new arguments in court filings last week, ...
Federal Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Louisiana Three-Way Agreement Antitrust Suit
A federal judge has dismissed the majority of federal claims in an antitrust lawsuit brought by four Louisiana real estate ...
A New Study Says Private Listings Sell for More. Can ‘Premarketing’ Upend the Industry?
So-called “premarket” listings appear to be the next big trend for the industry. Zillow’s recent pivot to host what are ...
Spring Market ‘Regaining Its Confidence’—but Hesitation Is Still Winning
A new survey from Zillow finds a striking reversal in market dynamics: by the fourth quarter of 2025, 51% of ...
Kamini Lane on Bringing Agent-Tuned, ‘Customer-Obsessed’ Leadership to Coldwell Banker Realty
Kamini Lane has been a leader at some of the largest real estate brokerages in the industry, and her career ...
The Problem Isn’t Growth. It’s Operations.
Today, many brokerages feel caught between two priorities: growing the business and protecting the agent experience. Too often, growth wins ...
Compass Wins First Round Against NWMLS in Legal Showdown
A federal judge dealt a significant blow to Washington-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), refusing to throw out an antitrust ...
Teresa Palacios Smith on Embedding Inclusion Into Real Estate’s Largest Brokerage Network
For Teresa Palacios Smith, inclusion is not a program—it is a practice. As chief inclusion and engagement officer at HomeServices ...
How Real Estate Pros Defuse the Stressors of Today’s Real Estate Industry
RISMedia asked several longtime pros to share their thoughts about how they perceive the profession now, as well as their coping strategies. Read more.
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