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

Housing Wire

Ketchmark also brought up Keller’s book “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” which discusses the ‘co-opetition’ model that has evolved among rival brokerages. He also noted that the training scripts were not telling agents what to do, but were serving as examples of what other agents have done to handle similar situations.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

Because the larger brokerage firms, historically, tend to represent more buy side than sell side, they “may be looking at a big loss of revenue,” says Murray. “You must train all of your agents as to how you’re going to get compensated,” said Murray. “He got up to 20% to 30%, as I recall.”

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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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Kim Beaulieu Promoted to Director of Human Resources

Lamacchia Realty

Kim has been with Lamacchia Realty since 2012 and has held a variety of roles, from Administrative Assistant, Office Manager and Staff Training Manager. Kim will continue to oversee all employee onboarding, job postings, training, job offers, employee contracts, as well as employee records and HR systems management. “I

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

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. The residential real estate brokerage industry relies on public trust in agents to guide them through the process of buying and selling homes.

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The Balestracci Group Joins Forces with Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty

Mark is a two-time REALTORS® Choice Award winner, winning in both 2012 and 2020. When the pandemic happened, he stepped up and began educating real estate agents from all brokerages (not just Lamacchia agents) about how to navigate through these unprecedented times.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for December 2022

Lamacchia Realty

Lisa Hayford began her real estate career as a residential sales agent in 2012 and has created an impressive business that continues to dominate in the markets she serves. Since joining Lamacchia, Christina has been able to dial into training and substantially grow her real estate business. To learn more about Cristina, click here!