The headlines around the NAR settlement made it sound like everything was about to change overnight. Lower commissions, more transparency, a more competitive market. A year later, the reality looks a lot different.
A new report from the Consumer Federation of America and National Urban League, based on a nationwide survey of 223 housing counselors, shows that while the rules changed, the market behavior largely hasn’t. If anything, it’s a good reminder that real estate doesn’t shift on headlines alone… it shifts slowly, and often unevenly.