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Narrative collapse: Ethics, antitrust, and the real estate reckoning

Agent, Brokerage, Contributors, HWmember, Opinion, Real Estate / Ricky Vasquez

The American real estate industry is collapsing under the weight of its own unresolved contradictions. With a housing market now showing unmistakable signs of sustained decline— plummeting affordability, rising rates, historic commission lawsuits, and consumer disillusionment—there is no bailout coming this time. The lessons of 2008 have not prevented history from rhyming. This time, though, […]

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Zillow will begin banning noncompliant listings on June 30

Agent, Clear Cooperation, eXp Realty, HWmember, MLS, NextHome, Real Estate, Zillow / Ricky Vasquez

Zillow will begin a “phased rollout” of its listing access standards policy, which bans publicly marketed listings not entered into the MLS, on May 28. In a blog post on Tuesday, Zillow offered agents some clarifications and guidance on its new policy and how it will be implemented. “Publicly marketed listings should be entered in

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Brokerages are sleeping on AI: Here’s the playbook to wake them up

Agent, Artificial Intelligence, Contributors, HWmember, Opinion, Real Estate, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

Let’s call it what it is: most brokerages are way behind on AI. Agents? They’re scrappy. They’re downloading ChatGPT apps, playing with Canva AI, and asking Midjourney to crank out listing flyers in 30 seconds flat. They’re moving fast because they have to. Meanwhile, broker-owners are still asking, “So… how exactly would we even use

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Buyer rep agreements don’t change commission rates: Fed study

Agent, Commission Lawsuit, Cotality, Federal Reserve, HWmember, NAR Lawsuit Settlement, National Association of Realtors, Real Estate / Ricky Vasquez

Buyer representation agreements have no impact on real estate agent commissions, according to a report published this week by researchers at the Federal Reserve. The report examined commission rates advertised to buyers’ agents through data from CoreLogic (which recently rebranded as Cotality). This includes the CoreLogic House Price Index and CoreLogic Market Trend reports, which

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Narrative collapse: Ethics, antitrust, and the real estate reckoning

Zillow will begin banning noncompliant listings on June 30

Brokerages are sleeping on AI: Here’s the playbook to wake them up

Buyer rep agreements don’t change commission rates: Fed study

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