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NAR’s long-established compensation model finally evolves

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 26, 2024 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2

After years of lawsuits, NAR® has finally agreed to a settlement relegating cooperative compensation to the history books.

MLS Access for Non-CAR Members

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 2, 2023 | Feature Articles, Features, Real Estate, Video | 9

How to save on membership dues and access the multiple listing service (MLS) as an independent broker or agent

Alternative fee structures to attract clients when home prices are falling

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 30, 2023 | Economics, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0

Sellers attempting to save money when prices are falling often turn to FSBOs – here’s how you can regain fee-adverse clients.

Fewer new listings as California’s for-sale inventory dips

by Carrie B. Reyes | May 11, 2023 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

The number of new listings is down dramatically across California’s major metros.

The many pitfalls of pocket listings

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 20, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The risky business of pocket listings are dangerous for sellers, buyers — and brokers.

Long-distance homebuyers continue to break records

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 5, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

The share of homebuyers searching outside of their current metro continues to increase.

Tiny homes join ADUs in the housing shortage fight

by Ashley Collins | Oct 31, 2022 | Features, Real Estate | 1

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have quickly become a hot commodity among homeowners in California — and they’re just warming up.

The votes are in: Delinquent listings fuel California’s MLS inventory

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 22, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

Readers weigh in on California’s rising share of delinquent listings.

POLL: What share of your listings now receive multiple offers?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 1, 2022 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

This week’s poll inquires upon listings which receive multiple offers.

NAR’s antitrust lawsuit returns as defensive attitudes persist

by Amy Platero | Jul 8, 2022 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A California appeals court has revived a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors over anticompetitive behavior harmful to agents.

California’s inventory shortage will not recover to pre-pandemic levels for years to come

by Madison Hart | Apr 15, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

When will housing inventory return to numbers seen before the pandemic?

Homebuyers continue their housing search further afield

by Madison Hart | Mar 11, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

Homebuyer migration trends have continued on, even returning to pandemic levels. There are other underlying forces that are contributing to these trends.

Climbing out of the record low inventory ditch in 2022

by Madison Hart | Feb 18, 2022 | Real Estate | 1

Inventory dropped to record lows in 2021, but what does this mean for inventory in 2022?

The future of cryptocurrency in real estate transactions

by Amy Platero | Oct 4, 2021 | Economics, Finance, Real Estate | 4

The role of cryptocurrency in California real estate.

How CAR’s newest ad campaign misrepresents their ideology

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jun 21, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

This article covers the California Association of Realtors® (CAR)’s recent advertising push, an upbeat campaign that’s hard to square with its long history of domineering, monopolistic tendencies.