Andrea V. Brambila
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National Association of Realtors' Canadian Twin Is Taking Hard Left Turn Into Tech
The Canadian Real Estate Association, which owns and controls Canada's most popular listing site, is spinning off into a tech company. Ex-CREA Chair Cliff Stevenson shared what's in store. → Read More
Bright MLS Becomes First Multiple Listing Service To Hire Chief Data Officer
Thomas Morgan's appointment aims to "redefine what it means to be an MLS" and falls in line with other high-profile hires this year that are also at least somewhat unusual for an MLS. → Read More
What haunts MLS leaders? Politics, commissions and their own demise
At the Council of Multiple Listing Services' conference, CEOs spoke about the death of the commission structure and why MLSs should be run as businesses. → Read More
Inman Connect Turns 25: Top 20 Moments Of Real Estate's Best Bash
The beloved real estate event has come a long way since its beginnings in the woods of Sonoma County, California. → Read More
California Regional MLS's 'Aggressive' Growth Strategy Pays Off
CRMLS adds Rim O' the World Association of Realtors as a member organization starting April 1. This comes years after CRMLS CEO Art Carter suggested that MLSs that are willing to cooperate become “more aggressive” with those that are not. → Read More
Getting started as a real estate agent: 102 tips from top Realtors
Inman reached out to more than a hundred of the country's top-performing Realtors and asked them what they would say to a real estate agent just starting out in 2023. These are their answers. → Read More
Party Squasher Targets Parties At Short-Term Rentals 'Before They Rage'
BlueZoo, a company that offers sensors that measure occupancy in single-family homes, has launched a partnership program with property insurers in order to stop parties at short-term rentals before they start. → Read More
Bathroom Remodels Top Owners' Renovation Wish Lists For 2022
A new Zillow report found that more than half of homeowners would consider a bathroom remodel next year. → Read More
New York state makes remote online notarizations permanent
With 10 other states authorizing RONs in 2021, California and North Carolina are among the more notable holdouts. → Read More
John Sebree Named California Association of Realtors' New CEO
Current CEO Joel Singer will retire on Jan. 5, 2022 after 43 years at C.A.R., including 32 years as CEO. John Sebree, currently CEO of the Missouri Realtors, will start at the California association on Feb. 1. → Read More
Simone Biles To NAR Realtors: 'You're More Than Your Work'
At the National Association of Realtors' annual conference, the four-time Olympic gold medalist said, "It's OK to not be OK." → Read More
Display of Confederate flag violates hate speech ethics policy: NAR
The National Association of Realtors' Professional Standards Committee on Saturday passed the case interpretation after an intense debate. → Read More
NAR: Closing The Racial Wealth Gap Has To Be A Realtor Priority
The National Association of Realtors' outgoing president, Charlie Oppler, ended his one-year tenure as head of the 1.5 million-member trade group by urging Realtors to continue to work toward closing the racial wealth gap. → Read More
LeadingRE retracts support of NAR listing attribution proposal
Independent brokerage network Leading Real Estate Companies of the World is retracting its support for a listing attribution policy proposal under consideration at the National Association of Realtors. → Read More
RE/MAX Urges NAR To Reject Listing Attribution Proposal Entirely
The real estate franchisor says giving the listing brokerage equal billing would cause consumer confusion. → Read More
Zillow, Realogy Push For NAR Listing Agent Attribution
Some MLSs are "strongly opposed" to requiring the display of listing agents in addition to listing brokerages. → Read More
MLS Aligned preps new showing service, adds another new owner
BeachesMLS is the latest mega MLS to join MLS Aligned as the joint venture gears up to release Aligned Showings. → Read More
Realtor's 'White Skin' Didn't Keep Her Out Of Jail For Capitol Riot After All
Jenna Ryan, who claimed her "blond hair" and "white skin" would keep her out of jail, was sentenced to 60 days behind bars for her role in Jan. 6 insurrection. → Read More
'Zero Days on Market': New Study Highlights Controversial Metric
While brokers see the study as reason to re-evaluate NAR's pocket listing policy, MLSs push back on the study's conclusions, pointing to a hot market. This is the third story in a five-part series. → Read More
CoreLogic rebrands Matrix, Realist and Trestle products
Meet the CoreLogic Listing Management Platform, Property Insights Platform and Property Data Marketplace. → Read More