Industry News

Peerage, the No. 10 brokerage by sales volume, names Tara Brown as CEO. Texas’ largest MLS also gets a new leader, and Oralia Herrera begins her term at NAHREP.

With NAR opting to keep the CCP with a “delayed marketing” alternative, industry leaders say firms should prepare their “counter move” to stay competitive.

The $3.95 million settlement aligns with NAR math, but unlike NAR’s agreement, allows the Massachusetts MLS to continue displaying offers of compensation.

Ward Morrison, who leads RE/MAX Holdings' mortgage divisions, was RE/MAX’s VP of regional operations prior to Motto's launch in 2016.

Countering criticism from Compass’ Robert Reffkin, the CEO of the Washington-based MLS said private networks are designed to benefit brokerages, not consumers.

Rocket makes $9.4 billion move to buy Mr. Cooper and “bring together the homeownership experience at scale” — posing a bigger threat to Zillow’s “super app.”

The new FHFA director's involvement with the two boards suggests that decades-long government oversight could soon end.

MLS PIN and the plaintiffs refuted the DOJ’s recent claim that the agreement only “maintains the status quo”; Keel, Gibson lawyers ask for their paychecks.

After Fannie Mae quietly tightened lending standards due to insurance shortfalls, some property owners have been unable to sell their units.

If fewer listings are publicly accessible, first-timers and buyers in areas where PLN-friendly brokerages dominate could face more challenges.

The real estate industry had mixed reactions to NAR’s decision to keep Clear Cooperation and add a policy that allows sellers to delay marketing via IDX.

A new complement to CCP will allow for “delayed marketing,” giving home sellers the ability to keep their listings out of the IDX feed for a limited time.

Not all sellers want the same thing. And this doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing debate. The MLS can be the foundation of positive change, and here’s how.

Watch the conversation with Craig Witt as the EXIT Realty CEO explains how improving agent quality could benefit the industry as a whole.

A JD Power analyst says the acquisition could move the industry closer to the “super app” approach and disrupt the lending world, but it won’t shut out agents.

Mike Hutchins, an economist, author and Freddie Mac exec since 2013, steps into the interim CEO role for the second time in a year after Diana Reid is let go.

Jesse Hill takes on a new role at eXp, and Michael Brennan joins National Mortgage Bankers after a decade at Movement Mortgage.

Despite record-high home prices in recent years, rates of ownership are up — but affordability and access to credit pose tough challenges for people of color.

Despite what “industry participants” have said, the Department of Justice clarified that it “has not taken a position” on whether CCP is anticompetitive.

William Pulte ousts board members, adds new ones, including a DOGE-affiliated engineer. Plus, HUD floats affordable housing proposal, the CFPB clings to life.