TODAY'S TOP STORIES NAR to launch consumer site On Nov. 12, NAR will launch a consumer website that will also include ready-to-use info for Realtors' websites, blogs, etc. Read more.
Maintaining troubled commercial properties As more businesses stumble, some commercial companies are focusing on receivership as a specialty. Read more.
FTC rules against Mich. MLS web practices
A program that gave limited service brokers MLS access, but not public site access, limits competition, the FTC said. Read more.
Strategic defaults harm housing recovery For housing to recover, inventory must go down; but that might not happen if a large number of owners just walk away. Read more.
Mortgage brokers lose bank relationships Lenders cut ties with some mortgage brokers who once originated most loans; brokers must now reinvent themselves. Read more.
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