Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of the workweek. Here’s this week’s Top 5 as chosen by our readers.
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NWMLS is escalating its legal battle with Compass, filing federal counterclaims that accuse the brokerage of a deceptive listings strategy.
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The market reaction to Trump’s war in Iran sent mortgage rates sharply higher. NAR will revise its bullish 14 percent sales jump as a result.

The Agency founder shares simple habits that have mattered most throughout his career to help today’s agents flourish in a challenging market.

Jimmy Burgess shows how Florida real estate agent Colby Anderson remade his business by leaning into social media and new niches.

The answer to a flawed institution is reform, not replacement, coach Darryl Davis writes, and NAR has both the authority and the responsibility to lead that reform.
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