by Beth McGuire | Jul 11, 2024 | Best Practices, Broker, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, Luxury, National, News |
With the coming changes no longer allowing offers of compensation on MLS platforms, the cooperative compensation rule lies at the center of the commission lawsuits, putting MLSs squarely in the middle of the conversation. Two of the nation’s largest MLSs recently...
by | Jul 11, 2024 | Best Practices, Brokers, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Twenty years ago, Claudia Stallings’ parents decided to make the move to Knoxville, Tennessee, and she found herself helping them with their search and discovering a passion for real estate. Stallings became an agent in 2004, was a principal broker for a large branch...
by | Jul 11, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The information overload can be overwhelming when meeting with first-time homebuyers. There may have been a phone convo or two, plus some texting and emails, but you won’t know everything concerning what they already know about the home-buying process, or how much...
by | Jul 10, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Although key defendants in the wide-ranging buyer-side commission lawsuit known as Batton recently sought to have their cases dismissed by arguing a lack of personal jurisdiction, plaintiffs have drawn these real estate firms back into the fray by filing new claims in...
by | Jul 9, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
CoStar has agreed to change some key advertising claims regarding its Homes.com residential portal amid a contentious back and forth with bitter rival Realtor.com®, following a recommendation from non-profit BBB National Programs (associated with, but independent from...
by | Jul 3, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The complicated process of ensuring that the real estate industry complies with incoming policy changes is underway, as concerns about loopholes surrounding commission-sharing have already started a discourse among regulators and innovators—potentially, an amicable...