The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced last Friday that it had agreed to pay $418 million and quickly enact major changes to commission structures rather than continue battling an increasingly aggressive and complex legal assault by recent homesellers. NAR has admitted no wrongdoing, but rather than face more ...read more
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North Carolina-based Fathom Realty, which like many other low-fee tech-centric brokerages saw unprecedented growth during the pandemic, is zeroing in on agent growth and its ancillary services as the company continues to see revenue and transactions drop. “Turnover is higher than expected. We are losing more agents like everyone...
Pillar To Post home inspection company has announced a complete brand refresh that is intended to provide new and existing franchise business owners with a more enticing and profitable franchise opportunity than ever before. The systemwide revamp is also intended to keep Pillar To Post on track with its...
Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, and having a leader at the helm who can inspire others is mission-critical. No matter the career—whether it's MLS or brokerage, or anything in between—the journey to leadership is full of both discovery and growth. And, as leaders across the board can...
Editor's Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia's weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. According to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey® from Freddie Mac, last updated Thursday, March 14, 2024, the 30-year mortgage rate sits at 6.74%, while the 15-year mortgage rate currently...
Baird & Warner, the second-largest real estate brokerage in Chicago, is facing a state-level class-action lawsuit, receiving allegations that they colluded with the residential real estate industry to keep agent commissions costly. Filed in Cook County Circuit Court on February 22, the plaintiffs Mary Maslanka and David Frefield alleged...
Century 21 Real Estate celebrates the appointment of Nora Aguirre—CEO of The Aguirre Team at Century 21 Americana—as the 2024 National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) President. The award-winning industry veteran was installed at the organization's annual Homeownership and Wealth Building Conference in Washington D.C. last week....
Above, Kimberly Harris Campbell Kimberly Harris Campbell didn't have a linear path to real estate. Once a corporate attorney in New York City, she became a board member of America Needs You, a nonprofit started by Compass Real Estate founder Robert Reffkin in 2013. Campbell eventually ran that organization....
While economic signs remain strong and experts have a positive outlook, consumer sentiment saw a slight dip in March. The dip, however, is not any cause for concern, according to experts. Consumer sentiment decreased 0.5% in March, following a 0.8% increase in February and two large leaps back in...