Because the commerce group’s chief authorized officer exits, the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors prepares to guage its authorized publicity and develop a litigation technique. Is it too little too late?
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Every week on The Obtain, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper take a look at the top-read tales of the week to offer you what you’ll want to satisfy Monday head-on. This week: Because the commerce group’s chief authorized officer exits, the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors prepares to guage its authorized publicity and develop a litigation technique. Is it too little too late?
Over the previous year-plus, the one factor you possibly can rely on on the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors was change. Scandals, inner strife, and member criticism coming from just about each nook put the group, its staff, and its volunteers underneath the microscope.
Now, some of the outstanding members of the management group has left, and the outlook for a successor is murky at finest.
Simply over a yr after requires her resignation got here from inside the home, NAR’s Chief Authorized Officer and Chief Member Expertise Officer, Katie Johnson, resigned, efficient Oct. 4.
Johnson departs after practically 20 years; she has headed up the group’s authorized group since 2014.
Within the wake of her departure, NAR CEO Nykia Wright introduced a pivot within the commerce group’s authorized technique:
“The next immediate undertaking for in-house legal and outside counsel is to develop a comprehensive strategy for NAR’s approach to all existing litigation and begin an assessment of any additional risk the association has based on current policies and rules. We are hiring additional outside counsel this week to focus solely on the risk assessment. We also will determine what our internal legal structure should be to prepare NAR for the future.”
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There’s little question issues are altering rapidly and seem poised to proceed altering within the months and years forward. NAR’s authorized woes look like ongoing — purchaser lawsuits aren’t but settled, and the DOJ’s business colonoscopy is simply starting.
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