The corporate divorce: An insider’s view of the MRED-Zillow standoff

Our fiduciary duty is not to tech platforms or national brokerage strategies, Compass team lead and Zillow customer Ben Lalez writes. It is to the human beings who trust us to guide them through the housing market.

MoxiWorks just reminded us why platform loyalty can pay off

With new leadership and new vision, Troy Palmquist writes that MoxiWorks' latest move should matter to every brokerage.

The fixed-rate mortgage myth agents need to stop spreading

Stop telling buyers that a fixed-rate mortgage means their payment will never change. Rising property taxes and insurance costs make that bad advice, Bernice Ross writes.

Agents off the hook as FinCEN fights for real estate rule

Closing and settlement agents won't be fined for failing to report transactions, as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) appeals the overturning of its real estate anti-money-laundering rule.