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Housing Wire
APRIL 9, 2024
On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 10, 2024
It relies on examinations of agents’ sales for five major real estate firms in each of four geographic areas; out of a sample of 2,000 agents, 100 were selected randomly from each firm in each area. The study, CFA’s third of three on this topic, suggests that a significant portion of agents in the U.S.
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Housing Wire
MAY 3, 2023
On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. Unlike loan officers, whose commissions are highly regulated by the government, real estate agent commissions are based largely on long-standing industry practices and market forces. Congratulations!” You just sold your house.” And that was that!
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The third day of the highly consequential Sitzer/Burnett class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included a deep dive into the training materials used by various brokerages and the testimony of three of the named plaintiffs. The study attributes the “apparent uniformity of commission rates” to collusion.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2022
residential real estate economy as we know it is far from cooked, but a judge has turned on the front burner. Bough’s 41-page ruling does not say either way whether he believes that NAR and the four brokerages conspired to make real estate commissions higher. The defendants?
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose. Because of that, and several other reasons, gross margins for real estate brokerage firms are declining with no real end in sight. Today, the choices are abundant.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 26, 2023
She said that HomeServices does not meddle in operations, give advice, or advise on commissions or how the brokerage approaches Realtor association membership. When asked about the allegations that real estate companies and professionals conspired to raise or stabilize commissions, she replied: “It is absolutely untrue.”
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