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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. Founded in 2017, Curbio is based in Potomac, Md.

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San Francisco-based OWN Real Estate makes the leap to Keller Williams

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San Francisco-based real estate team OWN Real Estate joined Keller Williams , the company announced on Wednesday. Founded by Wilson Leung, the team has 19 real estate agents and six staff members. In 2022, OWN Real Estate sold 80 homes, amounting to more than $107.1

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Collabra names real estate veteran Charron to its board

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Collabra Technology , a real estate marketing and analytics firm, has appointed former Bright MLS executive David Charron to its board of directors, the company announced on Monday. In 2017, MRIS merged with TREND to form Bright MLS. For 16 years, Charron was the president and CEO of MRIS , a major multiple listing service.

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Tracy Kasper officially installed as NAR’s new president

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The National Association of Realtors officially installed its new leadership team for 2024 at the trade organization’s annual conference, NAR NXT, in Anaheim, California, last week. She is a former president of the Idaho Association of Realtors. NAR also officially appointed Kevin Sears as its 2024 president-elect.

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Real estate teams beat brokerage firms in profitability

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Podcast: Comparing real estate team and brokerage profitability. Study: It’s true, real estate teams outperform brokerage firms. However, these super-sized teams aren’t the only ones turning a profit — a profit that dwarfs most real estate brokerage’s profit. Real estate team profitability is stunning.

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Feds seek to enlist real estate agents in anti-corruption push

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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NAR rival, MLSs reach a settlement agreement over pocket listings ban

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According to court documents filed on Wednesday, The PLS.com (the “P” stands for property and not pocket), has reached a settlement agreement with Bright MLS , Midwest Real Estate Data and California Regional Multiple Listing Service. The PLS.com was founded in 2017 by Mauricio Umansky, David Barnes, James Harris and Christopher Dyson.

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