The Aug. 17 rule change by National Association of Realtors (NAR) on commissions appears to have minimal impact on how buyer’s agents are paid. According to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), the average buyer’s agent commission for homes sold in October was...
Pending home sales were on the rise last month, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), NAR’s forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, soared by 7.4% to 75.8 in September,...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is pursuing an indefinite study of its Clear Cooperation Policy, with no deadline on when it would come to a final decision. Real Estate News reported NAR’s MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board, which has been...
Existing home sales were down in September despite an uptick in the total housing inventory, according to new data from to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales dropped by 1.0% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Dark clouds have formed around the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy, with many prominent figures within the real estate industry calling for it to be jettisoned. However, it seems like an equal number of prominent...