Re/Max and Anywhere Real Estate, a brokerage franchiser, will no longer require agents to belong to the National Association of Realtors, as part of agreements to settle two class-action lawsuits.
The brokerage said it would require many of its brokers and real estate agents to cancel their memberships with the National Association of Realtors, prompted by allegations of sexual harassment within the group.
Congress funds a flood insurance program that many home buyers in risky areas rely on. The money is about to run out, a real estate trade group warned.
Calls for Kenny Parcell to step down from the National Association of Realtors began immediately after The New York Times published an article with complaints of harassment and discrimination from multiple women.
The powerful National Association of Realtors has ignored sexual harassment complaints, including those against the group’s president, current and former employees say.