On the 100th anniversary of the open house, a growing number of agents are debating their relevance. Others are simply walking away from the time-honored practice
The trade organization is mulling a policy change that would require its 1.3 million members to complete code of ethics training every 3 years instead of every 2 years
This is 'something that has kind of been talked about in the shadows and in the closet for a long time,' one attendee of the Realtors Conference & Expo said Saturday
NAR's Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee on Saturday voted to approve the Clear Cooperation Policy. The proposal now moves to NAR's Executive Committee
Before National Association of Realtors members debate a controversial pocket listing policy Saturday, the trade group addressed common questions gathered by MLS executives
'Clear Cooperation Policy' will now require that properties be submitted to the MLS within one business day, a change that puts the policy more in line with Bright MLS's rule
National Association of Realtors leaders struck a celebratory tone at NAR 360, the trade group's kick-off event for its annual Realtors Conference & Expo Thursday
'If you don’t want me to text [during a board meeting], it needs to be interesting,' one Realtor said. 'I don’t mean you need to entertain me, but it needs to be worthwhile.'
The Council of Multiple Listing Services, which represents more than 200 local MLSs, argues in favor of a policy floated last month by the National Association of Realtors
In a new blog post, Glenn Kelman argues that exclusive listings lead to discrimination and urged real estate professionals to take a stand by supporting a proposed ban
Opinion
People need to stop thinking of coming soons and pocket listings as identical. They aren’t, and they each need their own rules
Bright MLS is facing resistance to a new policy that bans pocket listings, but it said Tuesday that the rule will still allow discount brokerages to customize commission offers
But pushing the 14-year veteran out of the MLS won't be easy. 'I’m rock solid,' Harrison told Inman. 'That means the mind’s all there, I’m ready to work, I’ve got stuff to do.'
The discount brokerage argued in a letter that Bright MLS's new policy banning pocket listings will 'act as a restraint of trade'
The brokerage is partnering with Clearwater Benefits, a Texas-based insurance startup for independent contractors