Game of chicken: Private MLSs stare down DOJ over settlement terms

Dawn Pfaff is a free-market evangelist, and that informs how she runs MyState MLS. The privately owned multiple listing service has taken a laissez faire approach since its launch in 2009, as it promises no fines and fewer rules than MLSs owned by Realtor associations. This manifesto has helped MySt
Read More’Where the rubber meets the road’: New Hampshire brokers reflect on the NAR settlement

For agents in New Hampshire, this week marks two months since PrimeMLS, the state’s multiple listing service, implemented the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement. In these two months, one overwhelming trend ha
Read MoreFed policy is set to change. How will mortgage rates respond?

Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to lower the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than four years. But it appears to be anyone’s guess as to how large the cut will be. Interest rate traders were giving shorter odds on Tuesday afternoon to a cut of 50 basis points
Read MoreCurbio settles fraud case; NAR partnership remains in place

Curbio, a home renovation startup that specializes in pre-sale work, has agreed to settle fraud allegations made by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. As part of the settlement, Curbio agreed to pay $7.5 million. The company denied wrongdoing and said in a statement tha
Read More
Categories
Recent Posts










