New commission suit against Side, others filed — and all but settled
Side and other brokerages, along with a pair of MLSs, will collectively pay $10,570,000 to settle the new antitrust case if proposed terms — offered on the same day as the suit was filed — are greenlit....
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Broker alleges NAR rules ‘forced’ her to pay for inactive agents
In an updated antitrust complaint, a broker takes aim at NAR's three-way agreement and other membership rules....
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Wells Fargo is about to emerge from the regulatory woods
Once the nation's largest home lender, Wells Fargo could be poised for a comeback in the mortgage business this year as it continues to make progress in addressing regulators' concerns about its past practices....
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First-time buyer savings platform Foyer raises $6.2M
Contributing investors included Alpaca VC, Hometeam, Animo Ventures and ResilienceVC. Funds will help Foyer integrate "down payment assistance, credit score recommendations, and mortgage guidance into an educational and data-driven journey."...
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New app CMAsnap partners with Doorify MLS
A new software option for creating comparative market analyses, CMAsnap, has inked a deal with Doorify MLS....
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FCC pushes Telephone Consumer Protection Act update to 2026
The Federal Communications Commission is pushing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's one-to-one consent requirement to next year, due to an appeals court ruling questioning the FCC's definition of prior express consent....
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Maximizing a ‘3rd place’: 3 keys to building relationships that transact
Third places, where people gather for face-to-face social interaction, offer an opportunity for real estate agents in our increasingly fragmented and isolated society, team leader Carl Medford writes....
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Trump signs water order in California, seeks to add conditions
The president signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to direct more water through the Central Valley Project and potentially withhold federal aid if the state didn't comply....
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Home prices hit record high in November despite cooling demand
In November, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes recorded annual gains of 4.2 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively, according to new data released Tuesday....
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Startup advisory firm Equity Angels delivers upbeat 2024 impact report
Founded by Kenya Burrell-VanWormer and Katherine Winston, the advisory group completed the formation of a mentorship team and raised $3 million in its first year in operation, according to the report....
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