Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. Your system of getting competitors together to found and enforce rules that are designed to stabilize prices is wrong,” he said. “It It is against the law.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This tool uses technology from Roomvo , a home design visualization platform. The tool empowers prospective homebuyers to imagine the potential of a home while playing with different design styles. Additionally, Redfin and Roomvo partnered with Bright MLS to make the tool available on all Bright MLS’ listings across the mid-Atlantic.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“This decision underscores our brokerage’s unwavering commitment to agent autonomy and our belief in allowing agents to make choices that best suit their needs and principles,” Dave Danforth, designated broker/owner of the firm, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2021

” “The NAR and its MLS partners, which now include Zillow, are allowed to once again close off transparent access to home inventory by entering into agreements among themselves that disadvantage all but their own membership; consumers and competition will suffer,” read the lawsuit. Real Estate Tech Demo Hour.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Department of Justice could be ready to square off again with the National Association of Realtors — this time over an optional rule to prevent commingling of MLS and non-MLS listings. All of the books said they were confidential and not to give them away,” said Saul Klein, the current CEO of San Diego MLS.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

This new settlement agreement was enacted on August 17th, 2024, and has been designed to increase transparency in real estate transactions and change how compensation is communicated and negotiated between parties. Well, this settlement focuses on Multiple Listing Services (MLS) in various ways which will impact the property market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The sudden decision on the eve of trial to withdraw three class representatives raises questions about whether the withdrawal was designed to avoid testimony that could conflict with other class representatives, raising questions about the merits and/or the propriety of the class,” the defense motion states.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

The complaint argues that the NAR and the brokerage defendants collude “to impose, implement and enforce anticompetitive restraints that cause home sellers to pay inflated commissions on the sale of their homes, in violation of federal antitrust law.” Because this blanket offer must be made available to every buyer-broker using the MLS (i.e.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The new “360-degree product experience” will help brokerages and real estate professionals access data, manage listings and ensure accuracy. Realoq offers a customized MLS platform that allows unique branding and direct access to consumers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

This is designed to keep user engaged on brokerage sites, foster trust and enhance their overall experience. We chose Roof AI for its seamless integration with the MLS. This responsiveness builds trust and makes consumers more likely to engage with the brokerage.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The new rules mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust settlement are designed to encourage more negotiations for buyer agent commissions. Instead of negotiating on the MLS , agents are engaging through phone calls and text messages. But different brokerages are experiencing different things.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Pareja took over as CEO at eXp in April 2024 and became the first Hispanic CEO of a major real estate brokerage in U.S. eXp purposely designed the document in a way that uses as little legal jargon as possible, so as to not confuse buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On Monday, the now defunct discount brokerage filed an appeal with the U.S. In mid-May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations. REX Real Estate is back again trying to get a new trial in its false advertising lawsuit against Zillow.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Enter the commission sharing websites — websites specifically designed for agents and brokers to quickly and easily find out if the seller of a property is offering to cover the buyer’s broker fees. We also aren’t getting data from the MLS, which is prohibited in the settlement— it is user generated content.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

Specifically, the DOJ told NAR executives and Sears that it is closely watching updated forms that are coming out of the state and local Realtor associations, as well as brokerages and MLS, and any potential “loopholes” or “work arounds” agents or firms are exploring to circumvent the business practice changes outlined in NAR’s settlement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for its real estate agents has once again brought the discussion of alternative models in real estate to the forefront. Many limited service brokerages have faced similar hurdles in their quest to disrupt the status quo.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

To achieve this goal, the company has released a series of product updates that are designed to support agents as they navigate the post-NAR settlement environment. “While the NAR settlement changes have led to some anxiety , brokerages and agents who use MoxiWorks have what they need at their fingertips.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Your real estate website should serve multiple functions, almost like a digital business card with an MLS listing storefront, a booking platform, a home valuation page, and even your background story and biography. Use a visually appealing color scheme that aligns with your branding guidelines.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Since almost all of our picks offer roughly the same features, we scored them based on our opinion of their property search experience, design quality, and overall user experience (UX). UX design quality: 4.6 UX design quality: 4.6 Property search results pages are well-designed, easy to navigate and customizable.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This includes — but is not limited to — posting to the MLS, hosting open houses and getting creative with social media. Their responsibilities include listing the property on the MLS, marketing the property and negotiating offers with potential buyers. Now, it’s time to join a brokerage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The third day of the highly consequential Sitzer/Burnett class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included a deep dive into the training materials used by various brokerages and the testimony of three of the named plaintiffs. Ketchmark countered this with the fact that nothing on the slides designated things as a model.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

The now defunct discount brokerage filed its appeal in early February 2024, asking the appeals court to reverse the lower court’s ruling on REX’s motion of a new trial. Despite claiming that it did not support this rule, Zillow chose to adopt it and created a two-tab design for MLS listings and “other listings.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

The recent commission lawsuits have had a profound impact on real estate agents and brokerages as they face increased scrutiny and pressure to provide more transparency in their commission structures and potential conflicts of interest. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders Leaders award are open now through April 30th, 2024.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

The report did not touch on forms created by individual brokerages. “I Due to this brokerages and Realtors associations across the country have had to create and distribute forms for their agents and members to use in order to comply with the terms of the settlement. I have reviewed several dozen of these new forms,” Monestier wrote.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

District Court for the Western District of Washington wrote that the “Court concludes that REX has failed to present evidence of the conspiracy alleged in its Amended Complaint, namely, a purported agreement between NAR, Zillow, and non-party MLSs to segregate, conceal, and demote non-MLS listings on Zillow’s websites and mobile platforms.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021, Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices. REX ceased its brokerage operations in mid-May of 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. The number of agents switching brokerages is ticking upward and markets are stabilizing across the country. Thankfully, 2024 is shaping up to be a much better year for recruiters.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This combination is highly effective for agents needing to keep track of the latest MLS listings and manage client relationships efficiently. Its intuitive design and affordability, coupled with exceptional customer service, make it a standout choice for real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Below, we take a deep dive into the best real estate CRM solutions for solo agents, teams and brokerages. The best real estate CRM solution is the one that will manage your client interactions, increase the number of touchpoints with each client, and convert leads seamlessly into buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

“We are in a very progressive MLS in the Northwest MLS , so we’ve been really trying to stay ahead of all of these concerns with these class-action lawsuits,” said Amber Bills Clarke , broker-owner of The Amber Bills Real Estate Group. At the firm level, we have file reviewers who work off a checklist.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Parcell denied that he had done anything inappropriate, saying the picture in question was of a promotional belt buckle and he was asking for input on the design. NAR has over 1.5 million dues-paying members and roughly two-thirds of its membership is female. Most of its leaders and executives are male.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2024

MLS connectivity: Connect your IDX-enabled website with your MLS and send listingsand listing details in marketing pieces. Market Leader pricing & monthly plans Market Leader offers plans for individual agents, teams of up to 10, and an enterprise solution customized to the size of your team or brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Starting at: $309 per month Visit Zurple Also Popular Boomtown IDX lead generation sites and done-for-you PPC advertising with a more robust CRM Boomtown offers teams and brokerages IDX websites and automated nurturing tools with a more robust CRM. The marketing tools were a little better, but won’t win any design awards.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

To generate real estate leads, SmartZip employs predictive analytics that sifts through consumer data from sources like credit card companies, market data from MLS and other demographic data. SmartZip primarily benefits experienced listing agents, yet any agent willing to nurture seller leads can thrive with this platform.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices, creating a two-tab design for agent listings and “other listings.” In mid-May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Like all of the publicly traded brokerages, Zillow Group saw its stock prices slide, dropping 13.4% If they both become the de facto MLS, that gives the power to all the portals.” Stock performance In the hours after the bombshell news of the settlement, residential real estate stocks went on a roller-coaster ride.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Instead of generic design templates, LCA Marketing Center’s templates are designed for agents, by agents. The app allows you to quickly choose and edit design templates for social media, flyers, postcards, and even signs and business cards — all from your phone.

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