From Affordability to AI: Zillow’s 2024 Housing Market Predictions
Zillow’s 2024 housing market predictions offer some hope with increased inventory, stabilized costs, and AI integration.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 30, 2023 | RE News
Zillow’s 2024 housing market predictions offer some hope with increased inventory, stabilized costs, and AI integration.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 30, 2023 | RE News
BoomTown has announced the 4th annual Give Back Awards for 2023.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 29, 2023 | RE News
An email from CoStar CEO Andy Florance on November 20 addresses false statements made by Realtor.com senior vice president Bob Evans at the NAR NXT opening party. He also reveals anti-Realtor bias in Realtor.com and the Wall Street Journal.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 29, 2023 | RE News
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced new conforming loan limits for 2024.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 28, 2023 | RE News
A class-action antitrust lawsuit, known as the Phillips suit, has been filed by home sellers in Georgia, targeting both local and national real estate companies, including the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 25, 2023 | Agent Marketing, Agent Tactics, RE News
This week in BAM brings a BAMx Black Friday sale, lawsuit updates, winning mindset strategy, strategic partnerships with assisted living communities, Thanksgiving content ideas, a guide to Flodesk forms, and why branding colors matter.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 21, 2023 | RE News
Anywhere and RE/MAX have received preliminary court approval for nationwide settlement agreements in the Burnett, Moehrl, and Nosalek antitrust class action lawsuits.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 21, 2023 | RE News
A video shown by plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Ketchmark in the Sitzer/Burnett trial is now hurting HomeServices of America’s motion for summary judgment in the Nosalek case.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 20, 2023 | RE News
An injunction in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit is not expected until next spring (2024), allowing time for post-trial motions and a final judgment. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Keller Williams are bulking up their lawyer bench.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 18, 2023 | Agent Marketing, Agent Tactics, RE News
This week in BAM brings more lawsuits against real estate companies, the BAM Lawsuit Tracker, open house ideas, dos and don’ts for getting business, 15 Instagram hooks, a new BAM webinar, repurposing old content, ranking on Google Maps, and much more.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 15, 2023 | RE News
Calling NAR out as the “creator of the conspiracy,” a home builder and magazine publisher are suing Texas Realtor associations and 20+ brokerages and seeking class action certification on behalf of all home sellers in Texas between 1/1/2021 and 3/29/23.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 14, 2023 | RE News
Financial reports for the third quarter of 2023 (Q3 2023) are in for the biggest names in real estate.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 13, 2023 | RE News
Stay up to date on the biggest lawsuits impacting the real estate industry. Continuously updated with the latest developments.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 11, 2023 | Agent Marketing, Agent Tactics, RE News
This week in BAM brings news of the biggest commission lawsuit yet, an 11-point plan for real estate agents, NAR HR Chief Donna Gland’s departure, how to get 19 pieces of content from one listing, the best social media platform for agents, and much more.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 10, 2023 | RE News
Two more copycat lawsuits were filed this week, a week after the Sitzer/Burnett jury reached a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. The Burton complaint was filed in South Carolina, and the March complaint is targeting REBNY and real estate companies in Manhattan.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 10, 2023 | RE News
NAR introduced a state flood disclosure tracker, developed with the Legal Research Center, which provides a comprehensive understanding of existing flood-related disclosure forms and requirements across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 9, 2023 | RE News
Donna Gland, the head of Talent Development and Resources at the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is retiring at the end of the year after 38 years with the organization.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 9, 2023 | RE News
Tracy Kasper, president of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) posted a video on November 7th addressing the Sitzer/Burnett verdict, what it means for real estate agents, and what Realtors should tell clients who ask about the verdict or lawsuits.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 9, 2023 | RE News
A new lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court on November 2nd on behalf of home buyers alleging the defendants—Compass, eXp, Redfin, and Douglas Elliman, among others—have caused buyers “to pay inflated prices for the homes they purchase, and to receive reduced quality broker services.”
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 8, 2023 | RE News
The recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by WeWork, a major player in the co-working and office space industry, could add to the surplus of empty office space in the U.S.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 7, 2023 | RE News
On the day Bob Goldberg stepped down as NAR CEO, Byron Lazine hosted a special Hot Sheet livestream. Jason Haber called in and revealed the most commented-on New York Times article on October 31 was about the real estate industry.
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 4, 2023 | Agent Marketing, Agent Tactics, RE News
This week in BAM (Oct 30–Nov 3) covered the Sitzer/Burnett verdict, Bob Goldberg stepping down, Zillow acquiring Follow Up Boss, Anywhere partnering with RealScout, a Krys Benyamein webinar, and a BAMx mastermind hosted by Byron Lazine.
Read Moreby Vanessa Bowman | Nov 3, 2023 | RE News
Grant Cardone shared a green screen detailing his thoughts on the Sitzer/Burnett verdict, which he said was “completely wrong.”
Read Moreby Sarah Lentz | Nov 3, 2023 | RE News
Anywhere Real Estate (fka Realogy) has announced a new partnership with RealScout — an indispensable lead nurturing tool for agents, teams, and brokerages.
Read Moreby Brad Acree | Nov 3, 2023 | RE News
Brad Acree shares his take on Zillow’s acquisition of Follow Up Boss. drawing from his experience working at dotloop before it was acquired by Zillow.
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