It has been a busy week in the courts and HousingWire is here to update you on all of the real estate lawsuit developments. The Compass v. NWMLS battle continues Compass is seeking to dismiss the counterclaims asserted against it by Northwest MLS (NWMLS), according to a motion filed last Thursday. In the filing Compass […]
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Realtracs, Tennessee’s largest multiple listing service, is expanding beyond its regional base with new national brokerage participation that will bring listings from Compass International Holdings, the parent company of Compass, the six Anywhere Real Estate brands and @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, and United Real Estate onto its platform. The Nashville-based MLS said in an
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For Dan Duffy, CEO of United Real Estate Group, the current market is not defined by disruption alone. It is defined by positioning — years of deliberate preparation colliding with a period of industry upheaval. “I have never been this excited about the next phase [of our company],” he said. “There’s never been as much
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Dan Duffy did not ease into his critique of the housing industry’s approach to analytics. “I’ll be the first one to admit that we are currently objectively failing at United,” the United Real Estate Group founder and CEO told attendees Tuesday at HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit. “That’s a weird headline, to even say the
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and its CEO Nykia Wright have broadly acknowledged that things within the trade organization need to change. And while the trade group and its leadership team have taken steps in that direction, meeting with members across the country and pushing for improved transparency through efforts via its 2026-2028 Strategic
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Tucson, Arizona-based independent firm KMS Realty is merging with United Real Estate Specialists, according to an announcement on Friday. Suzanne Rothman, who served as the designated broker KMS Realty, will serve as the managing broker of United Real Estate Specialist. She is also the immediate past president of the MLS of Southern Arizona (MLSSA) and
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Veteran entrepreneur Phillip Cantrell distills four decades of hard-won business wisdom into his newly released book, “Failing My Way to Success: Lessons from 42 Years of Winning (and Losing) in Business,” which officially launched July 15. The founder and CEO of Benchmark Realty — who sold the company to United Real Estate in 2020 —
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