What’s the biggest challenge NAR faces today? Pulse
With legal and leadership challenges aplenty, what do you see as the most intractable problem for the National Association of Realtors today?...
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Strong jobs report paints brighter economic picture: Economist
In this exclusive video series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker illuminates the latest stats, reports and numbers you should know. This week: The latest employment numbers. ...
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Commission suit against Howard Hanna, MLS tossed on the merits
The homeseller suit known as Moratis alleged a West Penn MLS commissions-related rule violates antitrust laws, but unlike a similar NAR rule, the former expressly allows offers of zero dollars....
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With cash and CLEAR partnership, 100 takes on renter fraud
A New York City-based software company for the multifamily industry, called 100, has emerged from stealth mode with a $5.2 million seed round of financing....
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Realtor.com claims former editor violated federal act in new filing
Two weeks after California District Judge George H. Wu denied its preliminary injunction request against CoStar, Move has filed a new motion claiming former Realtor.com News & Insights editor James Kaminsky violated the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when he accessed Move-owned documents...
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NextHome CEO James Dwiggins takes on Clear Cooperation critics
In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, Dwiggins claimed brokerage leaders fighting to repeal the pocket listing rule are concealing an agenda to hoard listings, recruit agents and generate internal leads....
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Ending Clear Cooperation is a win for big brokers — and no one else
According to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, big brokerages have a vested interest in getting rid of Clear Cooperation, even at the expense of agents and consumers....
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Isaac Lustgarten leaves Official for The Corcoran Group
The luxury broker is the latest to leave embattled Official in the wake of multiple lawsuits alleging the Alexanders committed rape and sexual assault. Lustgarten has closed more than $250 million in career sales....
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Clint Eastwood’s former Carmel-by-the-Sea estate sells for $18.55M
Actor, director and producer Clint Eastwood’s former Carmel-by-the-Sea estate has sold for $18.55 million. The "Dirty Harry" actor lived in the home while serving as the city's mayor in the 1980s....
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A fixture of Texas Realtor groups narrows in on ethics in real estate
Broker Romeo Manzanilla spoke to Inman ahead of his appearance at Connect Austin on Oct. 9 about raising professionalism in the real estate industry in the wake of NAR settlement changes....
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