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HousingWireHousingWire In the six months since news of the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement broke, agent attitudes toward the settlement’s required business practice changes have only slightly improved. This is according to a study published earlier this week by real estate technology firm Clever Real Estate….

Haley Director This week’s guest is Haley Director, policy director for Rare New England, a nonprofit that advocates for patients, families and providers touched by rare and complex disorders. Our podcast discussion focuses on the SITE Act and how it aims to combat dishonest billing in the health care industry….

A handful of members of the New Hampshire Commission to Study School Funding have filed an amicus brief with the NH Supreme Court in the state’s appeal of the order by Superior Court Judge David Ruoff, ruling that the state has shirked its duty to fund an adequate education. The…

HousingWireHousingWire Multiple listing services (MLSs) have a wealth of data, and one technology company thinks it has found an innovative way to use it. Real estate data company StreetWire has partnered with Northern California MLS MetroList to produce an insurance product called Home Value Lock. It’s designed to protect homeowners…

HousingWireHousingWire After hitting the second-lowest level on record in July, pending home sales rose slightly in August, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).  The Pending Home Sales Index rose 0.6% month over month in August to a reading of 70.6. A reading of 100 is equal to…