Women, Wealth and Real Estate: Pat Heller’s real estate calling
Coach Melanie Klein profiles this brokerage leader and her belief in the limitless opportunities the real estate industry provides for women.
Brokerages, portals react to NAR’s decision to save Clear Cooperation
Executives mostly applauded NAR's decision to salvage the policy Tuesday, saying the trade group struck the right balance between reform and preservation. But the change didn't satisfy everyone.
Understanding Clear Cooperation’s delayed marketing exempt listings
Navigating the National Association of Realtors' amended Clear Cooperation Policy could cause a headache. If you don't want to lose your mind — or your listings — follow Coach Darryl Davis' lead.
7 conversations every agent must master to thrive in 2025
Communication isn't just part of the job of a real estate professions; it is the job, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here's how to make sure you're ready for your toughest conversations.
How Veena Rayapareddi is forging a new path for women in real estate
In her latest Women, Wealth and Real Estate profile, Melanie Klein reflects on the career of this New York Realtor and how she set her own seat at the table.
These are the women who have moved me: Ginger Wilcox
According to the Better Homes and Gardens president, leadership isn’t just about what we accomplish individually. It’s about the way we show up for others, the opportunities we create and the impact we leave behind.
How do you feel about NAR’s new CCP ruling? Pulse
Now that the National Association of Realtors has weighed in with a tweak to the Clear Cooperation Policy, it's your turn to tell us what you think.
Partnership offers Docusign users access to RentSpree
Docusign, positioning itself as “the intelligent agreement management” company after a brand overhaul, has a large presence throughout all categories of real estate, integrating with transactions management systems, property management tools, leasing applications and other end-to-end contract-ba.. read more »
Trump’s FHFA could rein in Fannie and Freddie’s high-end lending
Cutting the mortgage giants' $806,500 conforming loan limit could relieve pressure on home prices but leave more homebuyers seeking jumbo mortgages at higher rates from private lenders.
Don’t break up the marketplace, just fix it: Glenn Kelman
Rather than intentionally fragmenting the marketplace, the Redfin CEO writes, all listings should show in one place, with the seller allowing different levels of disclosure on each listing.
Bonus Homes CEO: ‘We want to be the don’t-sell solution’
Bonus Homes might be an industry first model, investing in a seller's equity to take on the home as its landlord and paying out appreciation over time.
Commissions in dollars, not percentages, help consumers
The Consumer Policy Center argues that percentage-based commissions give buyers' agents a "backward incentive" and that consumers now have a chance to save money.
Compass, Windermere duke it out on Instagram over CCP
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin also criticized Northwest MLS, describing its rules as uniquely restrictive. But Windermere fired back at what it criticized as "hoarding inventory."
NAR opts to keep Clear Cooperation but adds a new option
After months of debate, NAR announced Tuesday it will keep its policy requiring properties to be listed on an MLS within one day of marketing while adding new "delayed marketing exempt listings."
US home prices rose modestly in January, led by NYC and Chicago
The FHFA Housing Price Index posted a 4.8 percent annual growth rate while the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices showed a slightly lower increase of 4.1 percent, according to new data released Tuesday.
New-home sales rebound in February after winter weather bout
Sales of new single-family homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in February — an uptick of 5.1 percent — and roughly met economists' expectations, according to data released Tuesday.
How ERA’s Michelle Johnson Lundy pays it forward
To ensure better representation this Women's History Month and beyond, she writes, it’s critical to reduce barriers to entry, support women in their journeys and celebrate their success.