Opinion: The myth of financing buyer agent commissions

The proposed settlement between the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) and class-action litigants has prompted much discussion about a series of practice changes affecting compensation for real estate professionals. Despite bipartisan agreement that supply shortages are driving housing’s unaffor

How To Avoid Today's Top Seller Mistakes

Want to know some of the top mistakes sellers are making today and how to make sure they don’t happen to you too?

NAR will appeal DOJ probe to Supreme Court

In a court filing on Thursday, the National Association of Realtors said it will appeal the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Department of Justice could reopen its investigation into the trade group. The decision to appeal to the Supreme Court comes after the appeals court denied NAR’s

Bringing reverse mortgages to a symposium celebrating women in finance

Richelle Hopkins of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage has been a reverse mortgage professional for 20 years, moving to Arizona in 2006. In 2020, a colleague approached her about establishing a Phoenix-based chapter of Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS), an association of financial services prof