Bob Goldberg, chief executive officer of the National Association of Realtors, the nation’s largest trade association, is stepping down, the organization announced Thursday.
Earlier this week a federal jury in Missouri found NAR and two brokerages conspired to keep real estate agent commissions artificially high and determined they were liable for $1.8 billion in damages.
NAR has faced a difficult year, setting aside even the troubled housing market. In August the NAR president, a member agent Kenny Parnell, resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
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