Broker working group pushes for change at NAR
A group of brokers has banded together in hopes of inciting change at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pro-Agent Restore Trust in NAR Working Group was formed in April 2025 and has 15 members, according to Real Estate News, which first reported the story. The group consists of CEOs a
There’s no such thing as a Realtor tax: Here’s what they’re missing
Benjamin Franklin famously said that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. When I saw a recent article by Robert Bork Jr. claiming that the affordability crisis is due to some sort of “Realtor® tax,” I stopped in my tracks. The only Realtor® tax I’m aware of is the 15% self-employment t
Weekly home sales look stronger than normal, but there’s a catch
We had a nice pop in our weekly pending home sales last week, and with mortgage rates near 2025 lows we could ask: Is housing breaking out? Not exactly. One of the themes I really stressed this year is that weekly data can be volatile around holiday weekends. So we always look at the two weeks of
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