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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

According to Ketchmark, the home sellers paid an average of $6,700 to the buyer’s agent in the transactions, adding up to $1.78 Ketchmark also brought up Keller’s book “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” which discusses the ‘co-opetition’ model that has evolved among rival brokerages. I do believe training is essential.”

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Commission lawsuit: HomeServices files motion for judgment as a matter of law

Housing Wire

In the motion, HomeServices claimed that no evidence has been presented to show they conspired with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other brokerages on rules for commissions. The day started with video depositions of four real estate brokerage executives.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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Closing arguments wrap up as Sitzer jury heads for deliberations

Housing Wire

Davis also discussed the MLS and how the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation Rule impacts both buyers and sellers during her time on the stand. Like the defendants who testified before her, Davis noted that buyers’ agents help both buyers and sellers, as they help bring qualified buyers to the bargaining table.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” It re-emerged in the AI scene in October 2012. It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for September 2023

Lamacchia Realty

As an agent, Julia’s goals are to truly guide home buyers and sellers throughout the entire home buying/selling process. Buyers, sellers, investors, and builders are her business and she values every single client and loves getting people where they want to be. Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for December 2021

Lamacchia Realty

He is skilled in many facets of Real Estate including both Buyer & Seller Representation, Commercial, Investment, Relocation & Luxury Properties. To learn more about Sarah, click here: Sarah Schouler Joselin Malkhasian is a REALTOR® working with both buyers and sellers in the Greater Boston Area.

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