DFW agents shared their opinions on associations, MLS access and the three-way agreement in our latest survey.

The Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS® installed its 2025 board of directors and named Paul Epperley, an agent with Century 21 Judge Fite Company, its board president.

Executive Vice President Mike Barnett will replace him on April 1.

“I’m honored to join the MetroTex Association of REALTORS® team as CEO,” Justin Landon shared in a press release.

Texas REALTORS® has announced a new chairman of the board: Jef Conn of Coldwell Banker Commercial in Lubbock.

Realtors will be required to complete two hours of training every three years beginning in 2025. 

Agent commissions of the future could look much different than they do today, as a Department of Justice investigation into the issue of decoupling buyer and broker commissions continues, class-action lawsuits are advancing and associations and MLSs are adjusting their policies.

As of Sept. 30, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) had collected $229.6 in dues from its 1.542 million members, according to a RealTrends report.

Atlanta’s Rodney Mason, who serves as vice president of mortgage lending with Guaranteed Rate, was named treasurer of the nonprofit, while Anita Blue, who works as an agent and credit restoration consultant at Cap Tex Realty, was named national vice president.

At 37 years old, the new president will be the second-youngest leader of the national nonprofit trade organization, which works to improve the homeownership rate in the Asian-American Pacific Islander community.