As the NYT reports, the association has an outsize influence on the industry, with more than $1 billion in assets and a database of home listings that many agents rely on. Online real estate brokerage Redfin announced that it would require most of its 1,800 brokers and agents to cancel their memberships with the National Association of Realtors-a decision that comes after The New York Times uncovered allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and retribution dating back years.
This week in design, Airbnb is doubling down on film-inspired home listings on the heels of its Barbie Dreamhouse debut, this time with quite a different dwelling- Shrek’s Swamp, situated authentically underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands and available for two nights only.