As of August 17, 2024, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has officially implemented major rule changes. These changes, crafted as part of a settlement package by NAR, which continues to face numerous class-action lawsuits from homesellers, are centered around removing cooperative compensation offers from MLS listings and mandating explicit representation agreements between real estate…

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Eight Realtors are seeking class action status in their lawsuit against Realtor.com for allegedly selling unvetted and fraudulent buyer and seller leads. This is the third lawsuit against Realtor.com and parent company Move over its lead gen business.

Above, Trish McCall. Shown below, additional McCall team members. Photo credit: Ashley Gomez of Digital Twinners As a traveling sales rep some 25 years ago, Trish McCall was logging 1,000 miles a week when she listed her Northern California home for sale. “I had a fabulous agent,” McCall said. “She did a great job for…

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The Exodus Is Over: Number of Residents Leaving London Is Less Than It Was Before the Pandemic  Mansion Global

Decline in U.S. Mortgage Payments Sparks Renewed Buyer Interest  MyChesCo

The launch comes as the Baby Boomers race into their elder years, creating what some observers have referred to as a "silver tsunami."

Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Homie Technologies sues NAR Homie Technologies—a Utah-based flat-fee firm—filed an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah on Aug. 22.…

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Pending sales of starter homes surged 10.2 percent in July, reaching their highest point since October 2022 as mortgage rates began to decline, according to data released Monday by Redfin.

Weichert, Realtors has announced the company was recently named one of the nation’s best places to work, according to the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers by State” for 2024. The real estate brokerage ranked No. 15 out of 90 New Jersey employers, a release noted.  “We are honored that Weichert, Realtors is once again…

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A lawsuit filed in New York this month alleges that Copperfield abandoned his penthouse in a state of disrepair, leaving the Galleria's other residents to deal with flooding apartments and common areas below the unit.

RISMedia is still accepting nominations for its next class of Real Estate Newsmakers—those individuals from across the U.S. who are making headlines for their commitment and contributions to the real estate industry in 2023, as well as going the extra mile to positively impact their peers, colleagues, clients and the communities they serve. The 2024…

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New-home sales, which have been up and down this year after experiencing historic surges post-pandemic, saw another major jump in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, rising a blistering 10.6% from the previous month and 5.6% from a year ago as buyers flocked to new builds against the backdrop of economic and interest rate…

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7 Affordable Up-and-Coming US Locations To Buy Vacation Property in 2024  GOBankingRates

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight state attorneys general on Aug. 23 charged real estate software company RealPage with helping conduct an illegal endeavor to drive up the price of rents in cities across the United States, using “algorithmic pricing software” to allow landlords to coordinate rather than compete to the detriment of renters.…

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7 Affordable Up-and-Coming US Locations To Buy Vacation Property in 2024  Yahoo Finance

Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Plans to ‘Massively’ Scale New Steyer Venture  BNN Bloomberg

The Florida-based brokerage's buyer-focused marketing and educational resources are made for agents in need of assistance as they pitch buyer representation services, executives told Inman.

Trump, Harris and the U.S. Housing Crisis  UCLA Luskin | School of Public Affairs

3 businesses helping Indians get US Green Cards through real estate investments  Siliconindia.com

The team addition will grow SERHANT.'s reach in Florida beyond existing markets of Miami, Tampa and Delray Beach. The firm has recently added 77 agents across all its markets.