The deal in the two lawsuits, known as “Sitzer/Burnett” and “Batton 2” after their plaintiffs, also calls on Keller Williams to take several steps aimed at providing homebuyers and sellers with more transparency over the commissions paid to real estate agents.
Fresh off its acquisition of a Provincetown brokerage earlier this month, Boston residential real estate brokerage Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty announced it has bought Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty.
Months after a coalition of regional business chambers warned Beacon Hill politicians to rein in spending, Gov. Maura Healey pitched her new state budget recommendation to members of the state’s business community on Thursday as “balanced” and “responsible.”
Massachusetts real estate leaders are standing by the beleaguered National Association of Realtors, saying its long-term benefits far outweigh the short-term turmoil now engulfing the 1.5 million-member organization.
Scrap tires have been recycled for years into building products like flooring, infill decking and septic system drain fields. But they’re not the only thing. From coal ash to washed-up seaweed, our homes help reduce and reuse.
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
The Federal Housing Administration is poised to update the 203(k) program, which allows borrowers to purchase a house and include the cost of repairs or rehabilitation in a single mortgage.
If you want to become a dominant player in your market in 2024, it’s time to leave behind many of the old-school marketing and lead-generation strategies from the past.
The 2008 global financial crisis might not have been a popular time to launch a real estate career, but the new Massachusetts Association of Realtors President Wallick turned it into a springboard for 15 years of success.
Facing a budget squeeze and billion-dollar-a-year shelter crisis, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday night plans to highlight milestones from her first year in office and outline features of her economic development bill that her team is developing.
The statewide housing market ended 2023 with record-low numbers of home sales, but a narrowing year-over-year gap in numbers of newly-listed single-family homes.
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
Step right up, folks! Ride the fastest ride in real estate: The National Association of Realtors President merry-go-round.
Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bill boldly proposes a huge increase in affordable housing spending and equally needed policy reforms. But one provision, a transfer tax, would set Massachusetts back.
Corporate leaders beware. These are not one-off actions that affect only academic institutions. They are the latest salvos in an escalating war against a key tool for future corporate success.
Good real estate agents go to great lengths to bring a deal to fruition. And much of what they do is behind the scenes, so you’ll never see it. And you think they don’t earn their commissions?
The Boston-based brokerage is expanding its Cape Cod footprint by buying a brokerage founded by a storied figure in Provincetown home sales.
An influential ranking of the top executives in residential real estate counts at least one figure from the Bay State: MLS PIN CEO Erminio Grasso.
The 2024 president of the National Association of Realtors, Idaho Realtor Tracy Kasper, suddenly resigned Monday afternoon after being subject to an alleged blackmail attempt.
Most brokerages tend to hire anyone who can fog a mirror, turning them loose with hardly any training other than what they learned to pass their licensing tests. And as a result, the business is overrun with too many agents chasing too few deals.
