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High-Producing Tammy Register Team Moves to eXp Realty
7/14/2025 2:14 PM
eXp Realty® has announced that veteran North Carolina real estate leader Tammy Register has officially joined the brokerage, bringing her 15-agent team and five operational staff with her. Based in the Raleigh-Durham metro area, The Tammy Register Team closed more than $88 million in sales volume across 316 transactions in 2024. Register is...Read More
 
Compass Announces Hire of New Chief Economist
7/14/2025 2:13 PM
Above, Mike Simonsen Compass has announced that it has hired its first-ever chief economist: Mike Simonsen, a respected entrepreneur who has spent the last 35 years building software and two decades dedicated to real estate data. At Compass, he will focus on helping agents and their clients better understand housing market analytics in real...Read More
 
Plaintiff Attorneys Reviewing Settlement Compliance of 25 MLSs, Associations
7/14/2025 1:12 PM
Coming up on a year from the implementation of new policies required by the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) settlement, plaintiffs are pushing forward with more specific enforcement oversight, as a court filing late last week revealed that at least 25 Realtor® associations and MLSs have received demands to prove they are compl...Read More
 
Court Report: Agents Cry Foul on ‘Fake Leads’ Case; NAR Asks Again for Discrimination Suit Dismissal
7/14/2025 1:04 PM
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. NAR asks judge to throw out the remainder of lawsuit by former employee In April, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed four out of five claims Roshani Sheth, a former product manager forR...Read More
 
Forbes Global Properties Announces West Coast Regional Meeting
7/14/2025 12:17 PM
Forbes Global Properties has announced its 2025 West Coast Regional Meeting will take place July 21–22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The two-day event will welcome brokerage owners, executives and agents for collaboration, market discussions and curated residential property showcases. The meeting will b...Read More
 
Why Top Real Estate Pros Are Switching to All-in-One Platforms
7/14/2025 12:11 PM
In today’s real estate market, complexity is the norm. Deals are slower, margins are tighter, and tech fatigue is real. For agents and brokers already juggling compliance requirements, client expectations, and razor-thin timelines, a bloated tech stack isn’t just inconvenient—it’s costing business. That’s why top-performing teams are trading fra...Read More
 
Realtor.com Acquires Zenlist
7/14/2025 12:03 PM
Realtor.com® has announced it has acquired Zenlist, a real estate technology business known for its collaborative search and productivity tools designed for agents and their clients. The portal stated that this acquisition advances its strategy to deliver solutions that provide agents and industry partners with greater insight and value—whi...Read More
 
Compass Expands in Colorado with Affiliation of PorchLight Real Estate Group
7/11/2025 11:53 AM
Compass, Inc. has announced the affiliation of PorchLight Real Estate Group, an independent brokerage based in Colorado.  PorchLight’s team of agents will gain access to more inventory, a leading technology platform and an expansive referral network, as stated in a release. “I’m excited to welcome the talented agents of PorchLight who...Read More
 
NAHB Awards Program Now Accepting Applications
7/11/2025 11:46 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced that its awards program is now open. The NAHB Awards Program highlights the best and brightest in the residential construction industry in a variety of categories. Applications are now open for the following: Best in American Living™ Awards — sponsored by SMEG — spotlights the most&#...Read More
 
HUD, OMB Eliminate Core Policies From Biden-Era Home Appraisal Task Force
7/11/2025 11:43 AM
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced Thursday that it would be terminating key polices from the Biden administration’s Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Task Force—an initiative launched to address racial bias in home appraisals. According to a release fro...Read More