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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. This past week proved historic in real estate lawsuit news, as the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) decided to settle and significantly modify its rules around commissions, paying $418 million in damages, which…

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Homebuilder sentiment continues to warm, thawing as spring nears. Positive signs in the mortgage market coupled with a continued rate pause from the Fed and the possibility of an upcoming rate cut have led to the fourth consecutive month of sentiment increases, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).…

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The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced last Friday that it had agreed to pay $418 million and quickly enact major changes to commission structures rather than continue battling an increasingly aggressive and complex legal assault by recent homesellers.  NAR has admitted no wrongdoing, but rather than face more claims that it enacted rules to…

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Editor’s note: RISMedia Storytellers is a series allowing people to share exceptional lessons, moments, relationships and events in real estate in their own words. Do you know a real estate professional who would make a great Storyteller? Please let us know at editorial@rismedia.com. Like most new parents, Jordan Nutter wasn’t actively looking for ways to…

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