Bright MLS, Central Virginia Regional MLS finalize data integration by Jonathan Delozier for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service (CVR MLS) and Bright MLS have finalized a data sharing agreement that integrates real estate listings across a multistate region, the organizations announced Wednesday. The collaboration allows agents and brokers from both MLSs to access current and historical property data across central Virginia…

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Report: DOGE overestimated, backtracked on savings from real estate lease cuts by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Since the start of the second Trump administration, the U.S. DOGE Service — aka the “Department of Government Efficiency” — has been a lightning rod of controversy due to the ways it has sought to curtail government costs. It’s done so by slashing federal jobs, ending congressionally-approved programs and…

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Final Offer looks to the future by providing options for consumers by Brooklee Han for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire After the $418 million Realtor commission lawsuit settlement terms were inked about a year ago, executives at Final Offer worked feverishly to tweak a product that promised transparency and flexibility for sellers, buyers and their agents. They fully expected the National Association of Realtors’ business practice changes to alter…

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