New real estate rules threatened to upend homebuying for Americans

CNN quotes Tanya Monestier in an article about new laws that are changing the landscape for new homebuyers. Monestier spoke out about a lack of transparency in realtor commissions. “I’m hoping that the judge takes a close look at this and sees that this was basically a whole lot of smoke and mirrors,” Monestier said. “These were not valuable practice changes, but just cosmetic ones. It’s a sad state of affairs, but I think all of this was for nothing,” she added.