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Chuck E. Cheese, MLS listing books and the correct pronunciation of ‘Realtor’ were on the table during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Housing Wire

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. Home sellers can do as they please, and if they don’t want to hire a Realtor, they don’t have to. Don’t require the seller to pay for it,” Ketchmark said.

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Get more real estate buyer leads in 2024

Housing Wire

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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Newrez partners with Newzip to court more homebuyers

Housing Wire

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services.

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Threat of climate change looms large for some home buyers

Housing Wire

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. The post Threat of climate change looms large for some home buyers appeared first on HousingWire.

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Redfin expands agent compensation plan to seven new markets

Housing Wire

These resources are what agents need to serve buyers and sellers well, and let those buyers and sellers keep more of their hard-earned dollars. “No other brokerage can offer agents a big traditional split and all the benefits, support, technology and customer introductions that we provide here at Redfin.

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

Housing Wire

The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission class action lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the plaintiffs are approaching what is expected to be a battle royal. In the book, Keller also mentions that each side in a real estate transaction gets an average of a 3% commission.

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CoStar CEO: ‘We had zero involvement’ with commission lawsuits

Housing Wire

A report released by KBW before the verdict was announced in the Sitzer/Burnett trial identified CoStar as the “top beneficiary” of a change in the current buyer agent landscape because of their unique business model. As a public company, we’re a pretty open book.” What moron would shoot themselves in the head by doing that?”