This week in BAM brings controversy at Inman Connect NY, copycat lawsuit consolidation, listing appointment strategies, a 5-minute ROI-boosting daily exercise, an objection handling script, AI marketing apps, and BAM’s list of 2024 real estate conferences.
Major MLSs, including CRMLS, Bright MLS, and MRED, settle in the Pocket Listing Lawsuit, which challenges NAR’s Clear Cooperation policy. NAR remains a defendant in the case.
Attorneys for the National Association of Realtors filed documents on January 23 supporting the consolidation of class-action commission lawsuits but arguing for the inclusion of all 19 national lawsuits and requesting a new venue, preferably Illinois or Texas.
Nevada has become the latest state facing commission lawsuits, with Realtor associations and MLSs named as defendants in a case filed on January 15, 2024.
Lion & Orb founder Audie Chamberlain shares five PR forecasts that are set to shape the discourse around real estate over the next 12 months.
This week in BAM brings our first 2024 BAM event announcement, the ‘silver tsunami,’ a notable drop in NAR membership, two of the best ads for Instagram, 4 tips for mastering time management, how to leverage social media for geographic farming, and more.
Membership for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) fell by more than 17,000 from November to December 2023 and ended the year with a loss of over 26,000 members—the first annual drop since 2012.
This week, we bring you the top 20 clicked-on articles of 2023 in real estate news, agent marketing, agent tactics, etc., along with BAM’s biggest firsts of the year, including BAMx, our first in-person event (BAM Camp), and two new favorite podcasts.
Lawyers in Missouri filed the Umpa lawsuit on behalf of U.S. home sellers, on December 27. Defendants include the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen brokerages, including, for the first time, The Real Brokerage.
A New York Times article suggests the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is losing its grip on the industry, while Jason Haber, founder of the NAR Accountability Group, lays the groundwork for an alternative association for real estate professionals.
Ramon Casaus shares three reasons for real estate agents to invest in single-family real estate.
Here are the top housing market predictions for 2024, with highlights from eight reliable sources, led by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group and wrapping up with eight predictions from Ryan Serhant.
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