Zillow integrates C.A.R. standard forms into dotloop
Agents in California who use the transaction management platform will no longer need to download and import forms
by Patrick Kearns Sep 1
After pandemic dip, new real estate licenses spike: Study
The number of new real estate licenses fell by more than 90% in Florida and Texas in April when COVID-19 made the industry hit pause
by Patrick Kearns Aug 31
broken computer screen
The MLS, which boasts 42,000 subscribers, notified its members on Thursday, 11 days after the attack. Cyber criminals may have gained access to login and contact information
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 28
MLSs roll back rule and status changes to pre-pandemic norm
Many multiple listing services, though not all, have ceased pausing days on market while others are divided on off-market status expansions, according to a survey of 30 MLSs
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 26
Coldwell Banker, California developer reckon with racist past
The author of 'The Color of Law' proposes that the real estate businesses who created a whites-only neighborhood in San Mateo, California, set up a fund to integrate it
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 19
NAR, MLSs strike back against antitrust suit over pocket listing policy
The trade groups allege that it is Pocket Listing Services' business model that is anticompetitive and harms homebuyers and sellers
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 19
NAR promotes Andréa Moore to VP of diversity, inclusion
The human resources exec will be responsible for the 1.4 million-member association's internal diversity and inclusion strategies
by Patrick Kearns Aug 12
Realtor.com replaces lead-gen products with Opcity referral model in 60 markets
News Corp. subsidiary Move Inc. says it continues to offer realtor.com's lead gen products such as Connections Plus and Advantage Pro in about 90% of markets across the country
A pair of boxing gloves, red and blue
The updated listing quality policy is similar to a rule implemented by Realtor-affiliated multiple listing services in May designed to combat pocket listings
T3 Sixty launches diversity initiative for real estate
Texas Realtor and Houston Association of Realtors board member Kenya Burrell-VanWormer will lead the initiative to help companies improve diversity
by Patrick Kearns Aug 3
A woman holding up a hand in objection
Judge says agents don't have a right to benefit from the contributions of fellow Realtors while withholding their own listings. Top Agent Network criticizes policy's exception for office exclusives
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 21
Bro culture run amok: Remine's 'unprofessional' work environment
Remine co-founders Mark Schacknies and Jonathan Spinetto lead a workplace that has seen embarrassing Slack behavior and, former employees suggest, overworked engineers and flagging morale
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 16
NAR calls on HUD to protect an anti-housing discrimination policy
In a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Association of Realtors called for an end to efforts to revise the disparate impact rule
by Patrick Kearns Jul 14
housing market
It was the biggest monthly gain in pending home sales since NAR began recording the forward-looking indicator in 2001
by Patrick Kearns Jun 29
Why MLSs should treat rentals the same as for-sale listings
There has never been a better time — or a greater need — to make rentals a mandatory property class. More data on the MLS, especially during a pandemic, serves the MLS and the brokers, agents and consumers who depend on it
by Cameron Paine Jun 26
HAR ditches 'master' terminology in MLS descriptions
The Houston Association of Realtors no longer uses 'master' to describe bedrooms and bathrooms in the MLS, after a group of members called for the change
by Marian McPherson Jun 24