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| FBI Report: Real Estate Fraud Losses Total $275 Million-Plus in 2025 | ||
| 4/13/2026 6:34 PM | ||
| The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 12,000 real estate fraud complaints last year, according to a new report. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), in a story by Eliana Block, online real estate fraud climbed to $275M in 2025. Cyber criminals stole more than $275 million through real estate...Read More | ||
| Beyond the Transaction: Building Community and Legacy Through Real Estate | ||
| 4/13/2026 1:22 PM | ||
| In today’s real estate landscape, it is easy to focus on transactions. Contracts, timelines and closings often take center stage. Yet the professionals who create lasting impact understand that real estate is about far more than buying and selling homes. It is about people. It is about community. And ultimately, it is about legacy. O...Read More | ||
| ‘Constrained’ Inventory Shows Year-Over-Year Improvement, Despite a Dip in Sales | ||
| 4/13/2026 12:50 PM | ||
| With geopolitical tensions still looming over the housing market (and the economy), the latest existing-home sales data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) did not paint a picture of a strong spring market ahead. However, despite sales lagging, inventory and affordability show definite year-over-year improvements, a possi...Read More | ||
| COURT REPORT: NAR, Douglas Elliman Settle Buyer Lawsuits in Copycat Case | ||
| 4/13/2026 12:24 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 settles buyer lawsuits for $52.25 million The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is settling buyer lawsuits for $52.25 million, opting into a copycat lawsuit in Illinois with wh...Read More | ||
| Drumming Up Leads and Listings Never an Issue for Nashville Team Leader | ||
| 4/13/2026 12:20 PM | ||
| Above: Ashton Real Estate Group of REMAX Advantage Co-Founders Gary Ashton and Debra Beagle. Talk about traveling to the beat of a different drum… Linda Ronstadt may have famously sung the words, but Gary Ashton has lived them, almost quite literally. While Ashton never garnered gold records as a rock band drummer, he’s achieved incredible…...Read More | ||
| The Premarket Puzzle: What’s the Buzz on This Hot-Button Issue? | ||
| 4/13/2026 12:14 PM | ||
| “Premarket listings.” It’s the new industry catchphrase, thankfully replacing “commission lawsuits,” but, alas, it comes with its own controversy. The practice of promoting a property to potential buyers and agents before being listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has also made its way into the courtroom, most prominently via a tussle be...Read More | ||
| Independent Brokerage Leaders Discuss Future, Navigating Mass Consolidation and Private Listing Networks | ||
| 4/10/2026 1:47 PM | ||
| Above, from left, John Featherston, Vanessa Bergmark, OB Jacobi, Bess Freedman and Christina Pappas at LeadingRE’s LIMITLESS conference March 3. Calling 2026 “a Renaissance year” in real estate, a time of opportunity unlike we’ve had in the last several years, RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston recently led an “Industry Outloo...Read More | ||
| BREAKING: NAR Settles Buyer Lawsuits for $52.25 Million | ||
| 4/10/2026 12:40 PM | ||
| The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is settling buyer lawsuits for $52.25 million, opting into a copycat lawsuit in Illinois in what is being described as a “broader” release for all NAR members, brokerages and MLSs. The settlement is meant to resolve claims by homebuyers over the same claims put forward in the Burnett case…Read More | ||
| Douglas Elliman Settles Homebuyer Antitrust Claims in Tuccori Suit | ||
| 4/10/2026 11:44 AM | ||
| New York Luxury firm Douglas Elliman has reached a settlement to resolve remaining homebuyer claims in a buyer copycat case known as Tuccori, according to a court document filed April 9. The settlement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, allows Douglas Elliman to resolve residential homebuyer claims that were&...Read More | ||
| Inflation Surges to 3.3% as Middle East Conflict Spikes Energy Prices | ||
| 4/10/2026 11:39 AM | ||
| As largely expected, inflation has surged this past month. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.9% from February to March, with annual inflation at 3.3%. This is a drastic increase from the 0.3% increase seen in February, when annual inflation was 2.4%. Separately, another measure of inflation through the Personal Consumption Expenditures...Read More | ||