Mauricio Umansky discusses his new NAR alternative

The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky has never been shy about pushing the envelope. In 2017, the broker, along with David Barnes, James Harris and Christopher Dyson, founded The PLS.com, a national home listing... Read more »
Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Pending home sales rose 8.3% month over month in December, according to the newest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It was the largest monthly jump in pending home sales... Read more »
LA Antitrust Lawsuit Targets NAR, Local Brokerages

LA Antitrust Lawsuit Targets NAR, Local Brokerages

The wave of antitrust lawsuits targeting residential players big and small in markets across the country has landed in Los Angeles.  The latest case, filed yesterday in California’s Central District Court, names... Read more »
NAR, KW And HomeServices Seek New Trial In Sitzer | Burnett Suit

NAR, KW And HomeServices Seek New Trial In Sitzer | Burnett Suit

The verdict is in — the old way of doing business is over. Join us at Inman Connect New York Jan. 23-25, when together we’ll conquer today’s market challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.... Read more »
Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

A commission lawsuit is filed in Arizona. But NAR isn’t the target

The wave of commission lawsuits have arrived in Arizona. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. District Court in Arizona, Joseph Masiello, an Arizona resident and home seller, accuses several... Read more »
NAR President Tracy Kasper Resigns; President-elect Kevin Sears Steps into Role, Effective Immediately

NAR President Tracy Kasper Resigns; President-elect Kevin Sears Steps into Role, Effective Immediately

WASHINGTON, DC—NAR President Tracy Kasper informed NAR’s Leadership Team that she recently received a threat to disclose a past personal, non-financial matter unless she compromised her position at NAR. She refused to... Read more »
NAR president vows to continue to fight commission lawsuits

NAR president vows to continue to fight commission lawsuits

In her first national interview since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, National Association of Realtors (NAR) president Tracy Kasper... Read more »
Opinion: NAR has finally met its match

Opinion: NAR has finally met its match

For decades, disruptors and innovators in the residential real estate industry have been trying to chip away at the near monopoly that Realtors have had over home sales. The monumental verdict in... Read more »
Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices keep moving up, offering few signs of relief to cash-strapped homebuyers. More than 80% of U.S. metro markets saw price gains in the third quarter of 2023, according to the... Read more »
Typical homebuyers made 7,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

Buying a house was obtainable only for the haves in 2023 as home prices and mortgage rates soared. Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according... Read more »