Industry News

The Justice Department was a constant presence in 2024 — weighing in on civil cases, questioning buyer agreements and fighting NAR in the Supreme Court.

Hanna Holdings, eXp and Weichert are among the brokerages yet to resolve litigation in the buyer agent commissions lawsuit.

Floods, fires and other climate events are changing the real estate landscape. Agents should expect more questions about risk factors — and be ready to respond.

For CoStar and Move, the battle for dominance escalated from civil competition to full-scale attacks. Zillow and other players, meanwhile, stayed out of it.

Cities and states across the U.S. are making it easier to build ADUs. Leaders hope those reforms will lead to more supply and improve affordability.

After her New York Times story sparked controversy, Debra Kamin told Real Estate News that agents — and the public — deserve to know how NAR spends its money.

Longtime Texas Realtors Executive VP Mike Barnett will take over as CEO on April 1; Andrew Shock named VP of operations at Fathom; RESO announces 2025 board.

NAR’s settlement staved off “extinction-level litigation” but created snags by requiring buyer agreements and moving compensation off multiple listing services.

An Ohio renovation company filed the complaint after opting out of the Mar. 15 settlement. Plus: an Atlanta brokerage settles, new appeal to NAR deal filed.

The property management software company, which still faces civil suits, says it will “continue to aggressively defend itself” against “baseless allegations.”

The company had been mired in lawsuits from customers in Texas and Michigan and had also received scrutiny from different state attorneys general.

Watch the conversation with analyst John Campbell as he places bets on Zillow, CoStar and public brokerages — and shares Wall Street’s perspective on the CCP.

A lack of investment in training or recruitment has led to an aging workforce — and an existential crisis for the industry. Where are tomorrow's loan officers?

Leaders stepped up as the NAR settlement changed the game, Clear Cooperation fueled division and the Department of Justice stoked fears in this surprising year.

Damian Eales sees Zillow as both a top competitor and an important partner, and explains why he has continued to “call out” Homes.com.

Multiple filings were submitted last week related to the NAR settlement, eXp deal and a homebuyer case, with several new appeals filed this week.

Watch the conversation with Russ Cofano, a proptech, association and brokerage exec who warns of a leadership void and a “bullseye on the real estate industry.”

As household composition shifts, builders look to the starter homes of yesteryear to deliver more practical, affordable single-family homes for today’s buyers.

While class members “may not recover every dollar they paid to real estate agents, that is the nature of settlements,” Judge Bough wrote in his Nov. 27 order.

A last-minute filing by the DOJ and a handful of objections failed to derail the settlements, which cap more than five years of litigation in Sitzer/Burnett.