National Association Of Realtors

Breaking: NAR Puts a Hard Stop to Hip Pockets With New Rule

By Joanna England / November 11, 2019 /

The National Association of Realtors’ Board of Directors has adopted the Clear Cooperation policy at its Nov. 11 meeting, which essentially puts an end to hip pocket marketing. Also known as MLS Statement 8.0, the policy requires listing brokers who participate in multiple listing services to submit their listings to the MLS within one business…

Southlake’s Judy M. Jones Receives Distinguished Service Award From Texas Realtors

By Joanna England / October 11, 2019 /

From Staff Reports Texas Realtors recently presented Dallas/Fort Worth-based Realtor Judy M. Jones with its Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her long history of community service within the real estate industry. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding Realtors with a record of at least 25 years of service and civic participation. “Judy’s involvement within…

Rents in Dallas Remain Flat in August, Up 2 Percent for Year

By Bethany Erickson / September 2, 2019 /

Rents in Dallas were flat last month, five North Texas cities made it to the top of a list of best real estate markets, and the National Association of Realtors provides a summary of the July housing market conditions, all in this week’s roundup of real estate news.

More Realtors Are Using Staging Than Ever Before, According to NAR

By Karen Eubank / April 2, 2019 /

Barbara Cocoran put it rather well: “Why wouldn’t someone stage if they want to sell a house, and if they want to get more money for the house? I don’t get it.” You probably know Corcoran from her regular appearances on Shark Tank. What you might not know is she built a real estate empire,…

Dallas MLS One Area Impacted in Suit Against NAR, Major Broker Franchisors

By Bethany Erickson / March 13, 2019 /

It was the shot heard round the real estate world, but if you’re not a Realtor, you may not have heard about it — a group of home sellers has filed suit against the National Association of REALTORS® and four major real estate broker franchisors. Why? Because of buyer broker commissions and the requirement to…