Tag: MLS
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Compass Just Became the World’s Largest Brokerage. What Buyers and Sellers Should Know
Compass Inc. announced this month that it successfully acquired Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion. A bargain. Consider the high-profile brands that AnywhereSM holds: Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, and Corcoran. Headquartered in New York, Compass is now the biggest real estate brokerage on Earth.
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Should Brokers Keep For-Sale Homes Hidden?
It’s the Real Estate Industry’s Latest Debate — Pocket Listings Our regular readers know about recent changes in real estate practices. The big changes came out of settlements by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and large brokerage firms in response to class-action court cases. NAR had to give up its long-running practice of having…
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Seller-Paid Agent Commissions Are Over in August. How Will Buying Homes Change?
Effective August 17, sellers won’t have to agree to pay both sides’ commissions up front when they list their homes for sale. And agents can no longer communicate “offers of compensation” to other agents through their local Multiple Listing Services. August will mark “a time of adjustment,” says Kevin Sears, who recently took the role…
