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Will America’s realtors change their ways?

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week: new rules could transform the US housing market

Agent commissions are a key part of how the US housing market operates. Realtors representing the seller and the buyer have typically taken a large cut of the sale price - usually 5% or 6%. Now the National Association of Realtors has lost a class action lawsuit brought by homesellers, claiming these high commissions are the result of anti-competitive practices. So will new rules, agreed in the settlement of this suit, bring down the cost of buying and selling a home?

Hosts: Alice Fulwood and Mike Bird. Guests: Michael Ketchmark, personal injury attorney at Ketchmark and McCreight; and Rob Hahn, real estate strategist and author of the Notorious ROB Substack.

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People crossing a river.

Podcast Drum Tower

Why Chinese migrants are crossing dangerous jungle to reach America

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the first episode of a four-part series, we travel to Colombia to meet Chinese migrants en route to the southern border of the United States

Randy George

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Meet the general reinventing America’s army

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People hold hands at a memorial event marking the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack in southern Israel, in Tel Aviv, on October 7, 2024

Podcast The Intelligence

How October 7th shattered the Middle East

Also on the daily podcast: Dispatches from Israel, Gaza and Lebanon


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Black Boxes (part two)

How Michael Kovrig survived 1019 days in Chinese detention

Podcast The Weekend Intelligence

Black Boxes (part one)

How Michael Kovrig became a political hostage in China

Podcast Checks and Balance

Who’s winning in Pennsylvania?

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election