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Former Keller Williams agents continue their legal actions 

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Meanwhile, Deborah Ronayne was an agent with Keller Williams from roughly November 2002 to September 2014. On Thursday, Louis Ronayne and Deborah Ronayne filed a complaint aiming for class-action status in the U.S. He was also a regional director for Michigan and northern Ohio from 2006 to 2012, when he oversaw up to 30 KW market centers.

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Keller Williams faces three lawsuits tied to its profit-sharing program 

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Hill — have taken legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing three separate class-action lawsuits, Inman first reported on Tuesday. On March 22, Moulder, who worked with Keller Williams from 2002 to 2011, filed a complaint aiming for class-action status in the U.S. Moulder, David L. Bueker and Robert E.

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List of lawsuits against Keller Williams continues to grow 

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Davis — took legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing six separate class-action lawsuits. Alper, who worked with Keller Williams from 2002 to 2006, filed a complaint aiming for class-action status in the U.S. Moulder, David L. Bueker, Robert E. Hill, Kevin Ortiz, Edward Fordyce and Paul M.

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One-third of real estate CEO comp is variable, up from 2016

Housing Wire

A full one-third of the compensation paid to non-controlling shareholder real estate CEOs is variable, according to the 2021 RealTrends Brokerage Compensation Report. The RealTrends Brokerage Compensation Report offers a compensation analysis for 12 leadership positions within a real estate brokerage firm.

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Gary Keller testifies to close out week two of commission lawsuit trial

Housing Wire

Keller reiterated what he had said in his deposition that the items are templated and serve as examples of how an agent might practice real estate. Two of the slides he uses show average commissions on the sell side and the buy side for KW agents between 2002 and 2019. range he saw in the industry at the time.

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Judge denies HomeServices’ motion for ‘judgment as a matter of law’ in Sitzer suit

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When asked about the allegations that real estate companies and professionals conspired to raise or stabilize commissions, she replied: “It is absolutely untrue.” She said that HomeServices does not meddle in operations, give advice, or advise on commissions or how the brokerage approaches Realtor association membership.

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How healthy is the state of US homeownership?

Housing Wire

Part of the reason homeownership rate fell during that time was that when people lose their homes legally, they are taken off the homeownership percentage. The market of 2002-2005 not only had an explosion in debt growth, but the debt structures themselves were also very exotic. Going back to point No.

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