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Now displaying: July, 2021
Jul 30, 2021

The Department of Justice pulled out of its proposed settlement with NAR and President Biden has issued an executive order addressing ‘exclusionary practices’ in real estate. Now, more than ever, NAR will need to exercise its political power to fight off FTC regulations. But how much political pull does the organization really have?

 

On this episode of Industry Relations, Rob explains why he thinks NAR is the weakest it’s ever been politically, discussing how changes to the Code of Ethics harmed the organization’s unity and what that might mean for contributions to RPAC.

 

Greg offers the counterargument that NAR’s record-high membership is a reflection of its political capital, and our hosts explore the concerns professional staff and academics in DC have raised around real estate for the last 20 years.

 

Listen in to understand how the insanity of the 2020 housing market might influence the way the public thinks about real estate and learn what you should be doing to combat potential government regulations or plan for lower commissions moving forward.

 

What’s Discussed: 

 

Why Rob thinks NAR is the weakest it’s ever been politically

Greg’s counterargument that NAR’s record-high membership is a reflection of its political capital

What a conversation between an NAR lobbyist and the chief of staff for a senator might sound like

How changes to the NAR Code of Ethics harmed the organization’s unity (and what that might mean for RPAC contributions)

How NAR’s head lobbyist’s connection to the Trump organization might impact her ability to get the REALTOR agenda through

The concerns professional staff and academics in DC have raised re: real estate for the last 20 years

How the insanity of the 2020 housing market might influence the way the public thinks about real estate

Rob and Greg’s challenge to listeners to engage their membership in conversations around potential regulations

The benefit of contingency planning for lower commissions

 

Connect with Rob and Greg: 

 

Rob’s Website

Greg’s Website

 

Resources:

 

Justice Department Withdraws from Settlement with the National Association of Realtors

Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

NAR Code of Ethics & Professional Standards Policy Changes

REALTORS Political Action Committee

Phillip Cantrell on The Notorious POD EP017

 

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Jul 27, 2021

Early this month, in an unprecedented move, the Department of Justice pulled out of its proposed settlement with NAR. And soon thereafter, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

An executive order with a specific clause concerning ‘exclusionary practices in the brokerage or listing of real estate.’ So, what’s going to happen next?

On this episode of Industry Relations, Rob and Greg discuss what Biden’s executive order means for real estate, describing the kind of regulations the FTC might impose on the industry in 2022.

They address the influx of institutional capital in real estate in the last two years, exploring what that could mean for buyer’s agent commissions and why it actually might be good for NAR’s renegotiation with the DOJ.

Listen in for insight on the need for price discrepancy between a good and bad buyer’s agent and get Rob and Greg’s opposing predictions on how the government might change the rules around cooperation and compensation—or not.

 

What’s Discussed: 

How the DOJ reneged on its settlement with NAR and why it’s a big deal

What Biden’s executive order on competition means for real estate

The ideas re: concentration of power behind the Bradeis movement

Why Rob thinks the real estate lobby is at its weakest right now

Greg’s prediction that mortgage banks will step in to keep buyer’s agent commissions the same

The influx of institutional capital in real estate in the last two years (and why that might be good for NAR’s renegotiation)

The number of new business models designed to help consumers buy, sell and finance homes

Rob’s view that institutional investors will support the elimination of buyer’s agent commissions

The lack of price discrepancy between a good and bad buyer’s agent in real estate

Rob’s thought experiment re: whether the rich need buyer’s agents

Rob’s prediction that the FTC will issue proposed regulations for real estate

 

Connect with Rob and Greg: 

Rob’s Website

Greg’s Website 

Resources:

Blockchain and Real Estate on Notorious POD EP022

Propy

Justice Department Withdraws from Settlement with the National Association of Realtors

Rob’s Post on the DOJ Pulling Out of Its Settlement with NAR, Part 1

Rob’s Post on the DOB Pulling Out of Its Settlement with NAR, Part 2

Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

‘Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox’ by Lina M. Khan

‘BlackRock Is Not Ruining the US Housing Market’ in The Atlantic

Rob’s Response to The Atlantic Article

Knock Home Swap

Orchard

Tomo

Rob’s Post: Do the Rich Need Buyer’s Agents?

 

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