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Brokerages and non-Realtor MLSs settle antitrust suits for $30M

Oct 2, 2024

Fifteen MLSs and 13 brokerages that chose to opt-in to NAR's commission settlement will cough up an additional $30,587,754 in compensation to sellers, raising the settlement fund to nearly $450 million.

3 reasons real estate agents should be investing in real estate

Oct 2, 2024

Implement the knowledge you already have to increase your income and grow your wealth as a real estate investor, investor and new Inman contributor Avery Carl writes.

Lessons learned from selling an ‘unsellable’ historic home in LA

Oct 2, 2024

Taking on the requirements and challenges of renovating and selling an historic home is not for the faint of heart, LA's Craig Spano writes, but the rewards make it all worthwhile.

5 best tools and strategies for multifamily lease retention

Oct 2, 2024

It's much easier to keep great tenants than to find them in the first place. That's why an effective retention strategy is essential for multifamily investors, Michael Zaransky writes.

Ryan Rodenbeck on why buyer rep agreements just aren’t that hard

Oct 2, 2024

The Texas-based Spyglass Realty broker-owner spoke to Inman ahead of Austin Connect on Oct. 9, where he'll emphasize the importance of agent training and buyer representation agreements.

Talk about an experience that took you from novice to seasoned pro

Oct 2, 2024

Whether it was exciting or scary, what was the moment that made it clear you were all grown up and not a newbie agent any longer?

Opendoor nabs execs from Google, LegalZoom for leadership team

Oct 1, 2024

The company has hired Selim Freiha to serve as its chief financial officer and Shrisha Radhakrishna to serve as its chief technology and product officer.

Synergy One acquires Montana-based national lender: Report

Oct 1, 2024

Kalispell, Montana-based Mann Mortgage, which operated branches in states throughout the West and Southeast, had tangled with regulators in Idaho and Washington.

Florida broker arrested for laundering son’s escort profits

Oct 1, 2024

After 24 years of running an illegal escort service, mother-son crime duo Margareta von Lambert and Christopher Jelavic have been busted for using von Lambert's real estate and art businesses to launder their profits. Von Lambert, 70, and Jelavic, 48, were arrested on Sept. 11, several days after attempting to charter a flight to Brazil.

Illinois homebuyers file new class-action commission suit

Oct 1, 2024

The suit names Equity Realtors, HomeSmart International and Fathom Realty as defendants. It also describes NAR as a co-conspirator, but doesn't name the organization as a defendant.

NAR Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson is ‘stepping down’

Oct 1, 2024

After a decade leading the trade group's legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving.

Hawaii homeowner sued after house collapses into the ocean

Oct 1, 2024

A Hawaii homeowner finds himself in hot water after his oceanfront home on Oahu’s North Shore collapsed into the ocean. Now the state is demanding he cover the cleanup costs.