Onward and Upward!

Just days ago, we concluded the 2024 ARELLO® Annual Conference in Chicago, and I am completely blown away by the momentum building behind ARELLO®’s mission. We have moved some mountains in 2024, ARELLO®. I’m deeply humbled to have played a role in laying the foundation we’ve built throughout this past year.

I hope you’ve had a chance to recharge after our packed schedule, which brought together some of the brightest minds and most passionate professionals in real estate regulation. We ...

From the CEO’s Desk

Wow! What a month! We successfully wrapped up our 2024 Annual Conference in Chicago, and here I am just a few days later, still feeling the high of a successful ARELLO® event that brought just south of 300 attendees. There were impactful sessions on topics like fair housing, contracts, agency representation, consumer advocacy, and creating an environment where subject matter experts are built to serve. The viewpoints represented a 360-degree perspective, allowing our real estate regulators ...

ARELLO® 2024 Award Winners

EDUCATION

Pre-Licensing - North Carolina Real Estate Commission for their Item Writing Workshops designed by the Education and Licensing Division.

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC) sought to improve test item creation by developing tools, training, and processes to ensure quality license exam questions. They started by outlining the subject matter defining minimal competence and, with educational experts, created a detailed ...

Alaska Adopts Regulation Changes

The Alaska Real Estate Commission has adopted regulation changes to its Administrative Code. The changes relate to updating several of the Commission’s forms, including the consumer disclosure form, the waiver of the right to be represented form, and the property disclosure form.

The Consumer Disclosure Form outlines the duties of the types of relationships permitted in Alaska state law: whether ...

Flat Fee Brokerage Latest to Sue NAR Alleging Antitrust Violations

Homie, a flat-fee brokerage, has filed suit against the National Association of Realtors and other industry franchisors, alleging breaches of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Utah, contains allegations similar to those in a myriad of other antitrust lawsuits filed in recent months. Homie alleges that a NAR rule that required listing brokers to offer a cooperative commission to buyer’s agents as a condition of participation in the Multiple Listing Service is ...