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BREAKING NEWS: NAR Reaches $418-Million Agreement to Settle Most Broker-Commission Cases; Agrees to Commission Rule Changes
In addition to the financial payment, NAR has agreed to put in place a new MLS rule prohibiting offers of broker compensation on the MLS.
PRESIDENT'S CORNER: A Toast to the Power and Influence of Women
Women often remain underrepresented in boardrooms, executive suites, and political offices, highlighting the ongoing need for concerted efforts to promote gender diversity and inclusion.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Matthew Gibbs
“Our goal is to increase our CID membership and we hope to have at least 200 members by the end of next year.”
BARRISTER’S BRIEFING: Roll Out of the New Property Condition Disclosure Statement: What You Need to Know
The new PCDS includes new language that requires the disclosure of issues related to flooding, but most importantly, it removes the $500 credit/waiver, which would have been provided by the seller to the buyer if the seller failed or refused to provide the PCDS.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Countdown to Lobby Day 2024
HGAR supports legislation that adds affordable rent-stabilized apartments to the rental housing stock that are safe, lead-free, energy efficient, and fully compliant with building codes.
HGAR Officials Brief Orange County Members on Market and Legal Trends
HGAR’s Fernandez reported to the more than 60 attendees that the association will release its latest Strategic Plan soon and asked that all members fill out their Member Engagement Profiles.
LEGAL CORNER: Squatters’ Rights and Adverse Possession Issues
Any attempt by a homeowner or landlord to remove a “squatter” (and a tenant or holdover tenant) utilizing “self-help” would be deemed an unlawful eviction [and the owner or landlord would be subject to criminal liability.
Understanding DEI by Looking at the Subway Door in Berlin, Germany
When we start talking about quotas, or taking from one and giving to another, we’ve lost sight of what true diversity, equity, and inclusion means.
Fed. Reserve Bank of New York: Inflation Expectations Increased at the Medium and Longer-Term Horizons in February
Median home price growth expectations remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive month at 3.0%.
NAR’s Yun Predicts Four to Six Rate Cuts in Next Two Years; Continued Troubles for Office Market
A key data point will be the CPI reaching its 2% target. The latest CPI number for February was 3.1%.
HGAR RPAC Honor Roll: February 29, 2024
Thank you to the following Members who are leading the way in the 2024 RPAC campaign
In Memoriam: Former Rockland County Board of Realtors President Bill Thorne
Thorne was the first black elected President of RCBR and was one of the key officials involved in the merger of RCBR and the Orange County Association of Realtors with the Westchester-Putnam Association of Realtors.