A patent troll that’s been seeking fees from real estate companies agreed to stop its practice in exchange for settling an NAR challenge to the validity of its patent. Other news in this latest NAR news video looks at the drop in FSBOs and other trends in the the 35 years NAR has been producing its Home Buyer and Seller Profile, how big the supply gap is in metros across the country, how NAR is trying to make it easy for its members to register to vote, and what to look for next year in the new Congress.

The video also invites NAR members to register for a live webcast on HUD’s rules implementing NAR-backed FHA condo finance changes.