by | Sep 18, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Opinion |
In a recent op-ed, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin compared NAR and MLSs to the NCAA in a strange analogy that dragged real estate into the world of college sports and NIL fights. It’s a weird comparison, and it’s not the first time he’s floated an odd idea to stir things...
by | Sep 18, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The American Real Estate Association (ARA) scored a major membership win with the addition of New York powerhouse brokerage Douglas Elliman—and its 6,600 agents—to the new trade group’s ranks. The move boosts membership to ARA, which now claims 26,600 total members,...
by | Sep 16, 2025 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The National Association of Realtors® has announced its 2026 Leadership Academy class. The Leadership Academy is a 10-month program that helps to prepare emerging state and local volunteers for future leadership positions at NAR. The 2026 class consists of 20 agents...
by | Sep 15, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. New Sitzer/Burnett evidence rejected The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit court has rejected any new...
by | Sep 12, 2025 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
After serving our country, veterans shouldn’t face unnecessary barriers when trying to buy a home. Yet that’s exactly what happened under an outdated Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that barred veterans from paying their real estate agents, making them the...