The Compass CEO said that NAR’s rules have held back top agents and brokerages. But Robert Reffkin also believes that as those rules end, big brokerages like his will pull further ahead.
Source: Inman News
Reffkin knocks NAR, says rules ‘prop up’ inexperienced agents
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