NAR membership structure, fees under fire in new lawsuit
A California broker is suing NAR and his local associations, alleging that fee rules are anticompetitive and have “a chilling effect on independent brokerages.”
June 11, 2025
MLS/Association News
The organizations, policies and decisions that guide residential real estate.
- Listings display changes, dues news and more from NAR in DCThe National Association of Realtors closed out a busy week in the nation’s capital, updating rules, lobbying and hearing from President Trump.June 5, 2025
- NAR shifts focus of controversial hate speech ruleImpassioned testimony failed to sway the board of directors, whose vote makes anti-harassment standards more clear and legally defensible, advocates say.June 5, 2025
- Bright tops 2025 MLS rankingsNew data from T3 Sixty shows the impact of consolidation — the top 10 MLSs serve more than a third of all MLS users — and an increase in non-Realtor access.June 4, 2025
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- At NAR meetings, internal strains find way onto DC agendaThe National Association of Realtors seeks alignment on hate speech, DEI while fighting to build trust in polarized times and deal with declining membership.June 2, 2025
- A new Nosalek deal: No more offers of compensation on MLS PINThe DOJ pulled back its objections as the long-running commissions case moves closer to settlement approval.May 29, 2025
- People on the Move: NAR adds 2 comms veterans to shape its storyFormer Semafor GM Bennett Richardson and Raffi Williams, who worked at FHFA and HUD, will step into their new leadership roles on May 31.May 29, 2025
- ‘Ask T3’: What’s next for MLSs?Watch the conversation as the CEOs of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board and Council of Multiple Listing Services discuss the challenges facing MLSs today.May 26, 2025
- A new era for NAR? How its leaders are trying to win back trustThree of the national association’s leaders said they are prioritizing stability, accountability and responsiveness as they confront member disillusionment.May 20, 2025
- MLS, association execs split on NAR’s delayed marketing policyA majority of industry execs disapprove of how the national association has handled Clear Cooperation, and some questioned NAR’s motives, a recent survey found.May 20, 2025
- CAR, CRMLS align on transparency, push back on private listingsPowerful residential real estate groups in California see office exclusives as a risk to consumers and the integrity of the housing market.May 15, 2025
- CMLS adds policy pro to C-suite, Bright launches data shareThe MLS trade association has appointed Rene Galicia as chief operating officer to oversee key strategic initiatives; Bright’s partnership with CVR goes live.May 14, 2025
- Decoded: Why MLSs across the globe choose RESO standardsReal estate doesn't stop at the border. Sharing a common set of rules improves the transparency and efficiency of transactions in the U.S. and beyond.May 5, 2025
- CRMLS says ‘no thanks’ to NAR's delayed marketing optionThe MLS contends that the policy offers no benefits to consumers and was created to “placate” the “powerful, national brokerages” that oppose Clear Cooperation.April 22, 2025
- MLS that quit enforcing Clear Cooperation gets back on boardThe Park City Board of Realtors says the delayed marketing option — and more context from the DOJ — eased its concerns about the controversial policy.April 18, 2025
- Private listings push opens the door to discriminationNAREB’s Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose tells Real Estate News independent brokers and consumers will “suffer” if efforts to bolster private listing channels persist.April 7, 2025
- Milestones: MetroTex, CCAR move forward with merger plansMembers will make the final call, and if approved, the move will create “a unified voice” in North Texas ”at a time when our industry demands it.”March 31, 2025
- NAR cuts 61 jobs, highlights strategic shiftThe association said that eliminating 41 existing jobs and 20 open roles was part of an effort to cut costs and better support members and consumers.March 28, 2025
- New Alabama law: Buyers can tour homes without a contractBuyer agreements “are a good thing,” Alabama Realtors CEO says, but the law, inspired in part by the DOJ, gives consumers and agents more time to negotiate.March 21, 2025
- ‘Unfiltered’: Why NAR is focusing on ‘the $2B and above club’Watch the conversation with Sherry Chris as she talks about her new advisory role, how NAR’s CEO operates and the changes ahead at the national association.March 14, 2025
- NAR CEO talks housing with top lawmakersHomeownership is “one of Washington’s truly bipartisan issues,” the association’s chief advocacy officer said, while HUD freezes funding and considers crypto.March 10, 2025
- MLS offering listings-based broker profit sharingSt. Louis-based MARIS says its new program could bring “multiple tens of thousands of dollars” to some brokers by giving them a percentage of data feed revenue.March 7, 2025
- NAR names political law attorney as new general counselJonathan Waclawski has worked at the association since 2017. With his promotion comes the exit of former general counsel and legal affairs VP Lesley Muchow.Updated March 6, 2025
- Under pressure from NAR, Phoenix Realtors cuts MLS ChoiceThe Arizona association had been facing the loss of its charter after offering a discounted, non-Realtor membership option that included MLS access.Updated February 21, 2025
