Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss current lawsuits involving the National Association of Realtors (NAR), as well as the recent appointment of Sherry Chris as special advisor to NAR CEO Nykia Wright...
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🔗 This episode's sources: NAR vs PAR: https://nowbam.com/nar-moves-to-revoke-pars-charter-amid-mls-choice-dispute/ New Lawsuit for NAR: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/nar-faces-new-lawsuit-over-membership-structure-in-louisiana/ Brief Exploration of a Possible NAR Lawsuit Against PAR (Rob Hahn): https://notoriousrob.substack.com/p/a-brief-exploration-of-a-possible Sherry Wright named Special Advisor to Nykia Wright: https://nowbam.com/nar-taps-sherry-chris-as-special-advisor-to-ceo-nykia-wright/ NAR membership decline: https://www.realestatenews.com/2025/01/03/nar-membership-dips-below-1-5m-will-losses-continue
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00:00–02:33 Intro 02:33 NAR membership decline: biggest month-over-month dip in nearly a year 05:19 #1: Brokers flee from NAR (Virginia broker’s lawsuit) 07:08 Alan Thompson video (explaining his brokerage’s decision to leave NAR) 17:34 NAR awards 20:34 NAR “overstepping their bounds” (Ethics rule 10.5) 21:28 Virginia news clip (video): Bible verses & free speech 29:29 #2: NAR taps Sherry Chris as special advisor to CEO Nykia Wright 31:27 Message to Sherry Chris re: open dialogue & communication (“If you can fix that…”)

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