The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Friday announced the appointment of Jeremy Green as the trade group’s vice president of legislative affairs. In his new role, Green will focus on advocating for MBA’s policy priorities in Washington, D.C., with a primary focus on Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Senate. “Jeremy brings to MBA a proven […]
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is hoping to shake off a copyright lawsuit involving photos of an estate belonging to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift’s fiancé. The trade association filed a motion to dismiss the copyright lawsuit on Friday. Originally filed in U.S. District Court in Missouri in October by photographer Brynn Burns, the lawsuit
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November’s declining mortgage rates enticed more homebuyers to come off the sidelines, resulting in an uptick for the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). According to NAR data released Monday, pending home sales were up 3.3% month over month in November, as the PHSI rose to a reading of 79.2. On
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants a federal court in Philadelphia to take a close look at real estate agent commissions. Last Friday, the DOJ filed a statement of interest in the Davis homebuyer commission lawsuit filed in May 2024 against Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. The statement of interest was signed by Assistant Attorney
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There’s no shortage of differing opinions within housing, but one thing most industry professionals can agree on is that affordability is a key ongoing struggle for many prospective homebuyers. Real estate agents and members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are on the front lines of this battle, as they work with buyers to
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Existing home sales have been trending higher since June, when the monthly sales print bottomed at 3,930,000 for 2025. The question is: can this continue? Back in mid-June, the housing market started to shift, and then mortgage rates fell below the key 6.64% level and headed toward 6. This has given us 200,000 more sales
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The news that Google is now displaying property listings in mobile search results for homes in certain markets, powered by a partnership with HouseCanary subsidiary ComeHome, has perhaps unsurprisingly sparked a bit of a debate online. As with Zillow’s announcement of its app integration with ChatGPT in October, the crux of the issue for many
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The Supreme Court will not be taking up Real Estate Exchange (REX)’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in REX’s long-running antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Zillow. The nation’s highest court denied REX’s rehearing request in a ruling on Monday. No reason was given for its refusal.
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The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count, eXp Realty, first entered the forms business during the summer of 2024, as the real estate industry prepared for the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement. Nearly 18 months later, eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja and his team
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Starting in January, local MLSs will have a lot more control over things like disciplinary actions and even who can access the MLS. These changes are the result of an 18-policy update approved by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) executive committee during the trade group’s NXT conference this past weekend in Houston. The 18
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