Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More home sellers on the East Coast are getting in on the commission lawsuit action. Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The National Association of Realtors is facing yet another copycat commission lawsuit. At the center of the lawsuit is NAR’s Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to buyer’s brokers in order to list a property on a Realtor association affiliated MLS. Filed on Tuesday in U.S.

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Realtors Legal Agents Brokerage 381

Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

District Court in New York by Robert Friedman, a resident of Brooklyn who sold a property in Park Slope in May 2021 with the help of a Douglas Elliman agent. Instead, if a seller wishes to compensate the buyer’s agent, they must pay the agent themselves. It is not required for a seller to compensate a buyer’s agent.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

That’s a swing of 17% fewer sellers in just a matter of days. The National Association of Realtors , via its Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of Existing Home Sales series, reported that the peak home sales volume of 6.6 million in January 2021 (when mortgage rates were 2.7%) fell to 3.9

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Empire Appraisal Group

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Lusky, DigitalVision, Getty Images Source: [link] FSBO Sellers Regret Not Having an Agent By Melissa Dittmann Tracey Survey: Sellers who go-it alone are twice as likely to be unsatisfied with the experience – and more likely to say their earlier opinion, “agents are overpaid,” was wrong.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Buyers and sellers? Realtors and Property Appraisers? But they’ll eventually deliver lucidity — allowing buyers, sellers, agents, appraisers, and lenders to plan and budget accordingly. The post Recap: Valuation Expo 2021 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. And what does this mean for the economy? Interest rates?

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Valuation Property Appraisal Real Estate Sellers 195

Lamacchia Realty

MAY 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Mary Wood is an award-winning REALTOR® based in MetroWest closing 50-60 sales annually.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

But this latest one comes with a twist — it was filed by homebuyers, unlike the others filed by home sellers. Unlike the Sitzer/Burnett , Moehrl and Gibson lawsuits , the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is missing from the list of defendants, however, the trade group’s presence is heavily felt in the plaintiffs’ complaint.

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Real Estate Realtors Sellers Agents 423

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 4, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty Paul J.

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Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 73

Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Colorado MLS now has partnered with First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), MLS Listings , Miami Association of Realtors and Heartland MLS , bringing the free flow of listings between REcolorado subscribers and professionals in the Atlanta metro area, Northern California , South Florida and the Kansas City metro area.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Friedman’s suit was in regard to the 2021 sale of his Park Slope home, in which he paid a buyer broker commission. Instead, if a seller wishes to compensate the buyer’s agent, they must pay the agent themselves. It is not required for a seller to compensate a buyer’s agent. The rule went into effect on the first of this year.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Sellers 398

Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Additionally, Jason is also a member of Lamacchia’s 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 President’s Club.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 71

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 27, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty Paul J.

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Realty Realtors Agents Real Estate 69

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10-basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade — not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending. Another issue is home sellers’ bias against homebuyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price.

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Sellers Realty Insurance Realtors 436

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 7, 2021

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lamacchia Realty, Inc. To learn more about Amy, click here.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending. Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price.

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Sellers Realty Insurance Realtors 288

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). He also expects more sellers to enter the market, as they adapt to prolonged higher rates.

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Real Estate Inventory Sellers Realtors 450

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Joselin Malkhasian is a REALTOR® working with both buyers and sellers in the Greater Boston Area.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by the office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Since then, she has taken off running and has helped her buyers and sellers reach their goals.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a report on Friday that found 88% of all first-time homebuyers in the U.S. The share of Black and Asian first-time buyers is down from 6% in 2021, while the share of white first-time buyers is up from 82% and Hispanic homebuyers up from 7%. million in 2021, up from 50.5

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Buyers Sellers Real Estate Agent Real Estate 362

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for February 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Lisa Gray is an experienced REALTOR® working out of the Salem, NH office and is licensed in MA, NH, and ME!

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The first Batton suit was filed in Illinois in January 2021 by Judah Leeder and later amended in July 2022 with Mya Batton as the lead plaintiff. Defendants in the behemoth Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit filed a ream of motions on Monday seeking to have the class-action allegations struck down and dismissed.

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Real Estate Realtors Law Legal 353

Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 16, 2022

Selling your home is often a complicated process, but they’re still the few brave sellers willing to give “for sale by owner” (FSBO) a go. Saving money on commission fees or already having a seller lined up are the most popular reasons sellers might forego a realtor, but do the benefits really outweigh the costs?

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Realtors Real Estate Agent Sellers Agents 60

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Originally filed by REX in March 2021 , against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors , the lawsuit alleges that changes made to Zillow’s website “unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers.”

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Advertising Real Estate Brokerage Agents 380

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! She was awarded Most Transactions and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Additionally, Leslie is a member of the 2019 , 2020 and 2021 President’s Club.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2024

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the over 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ARE YOU A "WANT-TO-BE" SELLER IN 2024? From low inventory levels to increasing mortgage rates , the real estate landscape has experienced a multitude of changes and challenges over the last several years, leaving many sellers wondering when the “right” time to list would be given current market conditions.

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Sellers Realtors Buyers Inventory 64

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF SELLING YOUR HOME WITHOUT A REALTOR® There is no denying it, the housing market has been a rollercoaster over the last several years. From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change.

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Realtors Real Estate Agent Sellers Realty 71

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 11, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for September 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. According to Warner, the module that mentions commissions had just 138 views in 2020 and 2021, combined, among HomeServices’ 51,000 agents.

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Law Agents Realtors Contracts 415

Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

In an amended complaint filed on Friday, home sellers Danielle and Jessie Kay (who sold a house in Baden, Pennsylvania, in December 2021 with the help of an agent from Realty One Group Gold Standard ) were added as a plaintiff. The Pennsylvania copycat commission lawsuit has some new defendants and a new plaintiff.

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Brokerage Realty Real Estate Real Estate Agent 328

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Originally filed by REX in March 2021 , against Zillow and the National Association of Realtors , the lawsuit alleges that changes made to Zillow’s website “unfairly hides certain listings, shrinking their exposure and diminishing competition among real estate brokers.”

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Advertising Brokerage Real Estate Legal 383

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Equipping our members with easy-to-use floor plan creation tools will enhance the services they offer to both homebuyers and sellers. Other notable MLSs in the program include Bright MLS , the Houston Association of Realtors and Georgia MLS. Cubicasa was acquired by appraisal management company Clear Capital in 2021.

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Tools Technology Real Estate Training 373

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 5, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! She was awarded Most Sales and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , and 2021 for our Woburn Office.

Realty 73

Realty Realtors Real Estate Agents 73

Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 6, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for May 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Horton’s VIP Realtor distinction, placing him in the top 5% of REALTORS® in Broward County.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Accordingly, Kevin was the winner of the 2021 Most Growth award company-wide and named a 2021 Top Producer.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74