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Redfin Announces It Is Leaving NAR
Redfin announces it is leaving for two reasons: NAR’s policy requiring a fee for the buyer agent on every listing and its “pattern of alleged sexual harassment.”
October 2, 2023
Redfin announces it is leaving for two reasons: NAR’s policy requiring a fee for the buyer agent on every listing and its “pattern of alleged sexual harassment.”
A leaked memo, shared with Inman, reveals how much NAR leadership knew about the harassment and toxic work environment for NAR staff, especially in regards to NAR leadership—including but not limited to Kenny Parcell.
An anonymous group of NAR staff members sent an internal email to Tracey Kasper with a list of clear demands—one of them being the removal of Kasper herself as NAR president. Learn more about the demands and Kasper’s response.
Discover why NAR lost its Great Place to Work status and the growing demand for reform within NAR.
In a video released on Thursday, NAR President Tracy Kasper addresses questions from NAR members and shares some of the organization’s steps to rebuild trust.
Anywhere has agreed to settle both class action lawsuits challenging the current system for buyer agent commissions. Other defendants, including the National Association of Realtors (NAR), RE/MAX, and Keller Williams are still set to go to trial.
Amid scrutiny of the leadership team at the National Association of Realtors, NAR’s new president Tracy Kasper issued a statement saying the executive committee is in support of all staff, including CEO Bob Goldberg.
The National Association of REALTORS® is running out of allies as it faces multiple lawsuits on top of intense media scrutiny surrounding its disgraced ex-president and the tone-deaf response of NAR leadership.
With accusations in the New York Times “just the tip of the iceberg,” Jason Haber announced a project that calls for reform within NAR: the NAR Accountability Project.
Stats from the National Association of Realtors® and from the Austin Board of Realtors® show roughly half of all Realtors haven’t sold a single home in 2023. Should Realtor associations set minimum standards for agents to keep their real estate license?
Real estate professionals unite in a rallying cry against NAR, following the New York Times exposé and subsequent resignation of NAR president Kenny Parcell. Statements from NAR offer little assurance of meaningful change.
National Association of REALTORS® president Kenny Parcell is being accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination, as detailed in a New York Times exposé on August 26th.
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