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As lawsuits over agent compensation multiply, it’s important for leaders to assess agreements, training and how buyer agency adds value to their business.

Matt Lionetti leaves The Agency for Real; Century 21 firms merge in S. Carolina; The Agency expands in Long Island; eXp Luxury and eXp Canada grow; more.

The brokerage, which has been the target of multiple lawsuits and investigations alleging predatory practices, filed for bankruptcy in September.

This is the second lawsuit challenging buyer agent compensation to be filed in the state in just over a month and includes many of the same players.

Wu previously stepped down from the CEO role last year and said he is now "called to get back to my startup roots."

Five women told the Times that it took a lawsuit to get action on predatory behavior. A second lawsuit has been filed, and eXp said that it let “bad actors” go.

Hacks wreaked havoc in the second half of the year. But the industry pulled together, proving that professionalism and relationships are what drive real estate.

Laura Ellis, Baird & Warner’s strategy leader, believes changes spurred by Sitzer/Burnett will be “good for the serious, competent real estate professional.”

The seventh straight week of mortgage interest declines has led to more holiday season homebuying activity.

COO Greg Hart to leave Compass as company eliminates role; Collabra Technology taps Scott Feldman as chief revenue officer; CMLS names board members.

Economists were optimistic about the year ahead, but noted that inflation and mortgage rates will be key factors.

Zillow completes acquisition of Follow Up Boss; CoreLogic introduces mortgage insights tool for lenders; Cloze integrates with design platform Canva.

The Massachusetts attorney general claimed the "buy-before-you-sell" company targeted financially strained homeowners through its sale-leaseback program.

San Diego and Orange County join San Francisco and LA as Redfin Next launch cities on Jan. 1. The program is designed to “remove the ceiling” from compensation.

While high borrowing costs brought the market to a halt in 2023, there are signs that mortgage rate relief is coming in 2024.

After a tumultuous year for NAR and the industry, membership in the nation's largest trade organization is headed for its first yearly drop in over a decade.

Another buyer-broker commissions lawsuit, filed Dec. 8, names NAR, San Francisco-area associations, BAREIS MLS and five national brokerages.

OneKey MLS is acquiring Mid-Hudson MLS, bringing its membership to nearly 50,000.

Most brokerage companies follow a traditional commission-split model, but the landscape is shifting, with some major firms adopting new approaches.

After becoming CEO of the nation’s largest independent brokerage, Hoby Hanna limited access to some listings. Expanding that approach is the table for 2024.