The Ten: How mortgage rate head fakes foiled a real estate recovery
2024 was supposed to be the year that home sales bounced back, but rates, inflation (and buyers) had other plans.
December 31, 2024
The Ten 2024
- The Ten: The divisive debate over Clear CooperationConcerns about the policy aren’t new. But with NAR reeling and the DOJ looming, they’ve taken on a new, more contentious tone.December 26, 2024
- The Ten: The outsider who took on forms — and then NARWhen law professor Tanya Monestier started looking into buyer agreements, she never expected to become a leading voice in NAR’s biggest battle.December 24, 2024
- The Ten: NAR ready to reclaim narrative after bumpy yearThe association made a deal to end commissions cases while facing leadership shifts, intense attention from the DOJ — and media — and "rumblings" of discontent.Updated January 6, 2025
More The Ten 2024
- The Ten: Real’s dynamic president, and the firm’s stellar yearAs other brokerages stumbled in 2024, Real saw enviable growth in agent count, transactions and share price — with President Sharran Srivatsaa setting the tone.December 19, 2024
- The Ten: The DOJ, industry bogeymanThe Justice Department was a constant presence in 2024 — weighing in on civil cases, questioning buyer agreements and fighting NAR in the Supreme Court.December 17, 2024
- The Ten: The portal wars, and how the gloves came off in 2024For CoStar and Move, the battle for dominance escalated from civil competition to full-scale attacks. Zillow and other players, meanwhile, stayed out of it.December 14, 2024
- The Ten: NAR’s new rules and the ‘messy’ race to complyNAR’s settlement staved off “extinction-level litigation” but created snags by requiring buyer agreements and moving compensation off multiple listing services.December 11, 2024
- The Ten: How eXp’s Leo Pareja has taken the reinsDuring a year of turmoil in the industry, Pareja — who just moved into the CEO role in April — has repeatedly jumped into the fray to tackle issues head-on.December 7, 2024
- The Ten 2024: New rules, old battles and seeking ‘peace’Leaders stepped up as the NAR settlement changed the game, Clear Cooperation fueled division and the Department of Justice stoked fears in this surprising year.Updated January 6, 2025
