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Looking for a quick catch-up on the buzziest stories of the week? Here’s Inman Top 5, the most essential stories of the week, according to Inman readers.
You can’t tell an agent what to wear, I said. Then you responded
Inman Contributor Rachael Hite wrote “I’m a real estate agent. You can’t tell me what to wear on the job” back in February as a response to an agent-broker perspective article. She couldn’t have predicted the outsized response that followed.
‘Stop arguing and start adjusting’: Agents react to class-action ruling
Getty Images, Thomas De Wever, Werner Schnell, Christian Thiel, EyeEm
From “NAR is toast” to “don’t make any rash decisions,” real estate agents, executives and thought-leaders offered their thoughts on the explosive Moehrl class certification ruling Wednesday.
Ouster of Residential Real Estate Council president raises questions
From left: Jeano Savard, Pam Ruggeroli, Tricia Nekota, and Jeff Hornberger
The Residential Real Estate Council removed Pam Ruggeroli from her position for reasons the trade group will not disclose, prompting an outpouring of support for the ousted president.
How to lead your agents through the class-action commission storm
Challenges are opportunities to level up, find efficiencies and creatively problem-solve. Things may get bumpy in the near term, but brokers can help prepare agents for this and any storm that may come their way.
Zillow settles shareholder lawsuit over co-marketing program
Zillow has maintained its agent-lender co-marketing program is RESPA compliant, and admitted no wrongdoing while agreeing to pay $15 million, which was granted preliminary approval Monday