Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. 4, 2019 and the present. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The suit also names a handful of local multiple listing services (MLSs), including Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service, Central Texas Multiple Listing Service, Housing Realtors Information Service, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems. 13, 2019, and the present and the plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

While the lawsuit does name large corporate brokerage firms as defendants, including Keller Williams , Side , HomeServices of America , and Fathom Realty , the robust defendant list also includes real estate teams, such as The Loken Group and Hexagon Group , as well as an individual broker, Mark Anthony Dimas. 13, 2019, to the present.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

million ( Anywhere ) and $55 million ( RE/MAX ) payouts, both settlements contained nearly identical terms, including provisions to no longer require agents to be members of the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook. In addition to the already publicized $83.5 In the Sept.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ethan Glass of Cooley, an attorney for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), took a different view and urged Wood to not set a date just yet, stating that it is “way premature” as the court has yet to even take motions for summary judgment, “let alone decide them.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The new lawsuit, known as Gibson after its lead plaintiff, accuses the National Association of Realtors , Compass , eXp World Holdings , Redfin , Weichert Realtors , United Real Estate , Howard Hanna and Douglas Elliman , of conspiring to inflate real estate agent commissions. Who’s named? How big could this case be?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Like the other commission lawsuits, the Umpa suit alleges that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen other real estate industry firms have colluded to artificially inflate agent commissions. who sold a house on an MLS and used an agent from one of the brokerage defendants between Dec.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

8, 2019, and the present. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.” Of the brokerage defendants, eXp and Keller Williams were the only firms to comment on the new suit. The settlement agreement has recently received preliminary approval from the judge overseeing the Sitzer/Burnett suit.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

District Court in South Carolina, alleging that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Keller Williams colluded to artificially inflate agent commission rates, increasing costs for home sellers. The National Association of REALTORS® is reviewing this new filing and will respond to it in court.” commission.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

31, 2023, the Gibson lawsuit pits three Missouri home sellers, Don Gibson, Lauren Criss and John Meiners, against National Association of Realtors , Compass , eXp World Holdings , Redfin , Weichert Realtors , United Real Estate , Howard Hanna and Douglas Elliman. Accepted by the court on Oct.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It appears that no real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. Noticeably missing from the list is the National Association of Realtors. The anti-competitive nature of commission rule is clear when compared to other countries with competitive markets for residential real estate brokerage services.” 8, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The defendants in the lawsuit include the usual big-name real estate players, such as the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America , Keller Williams , RE/MAX , Christie’s International Real Estate , Anywhere , Compass , Engel & Völkers and HomeSmart. 22, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The settlement agreements outline specific policy changes, including no longer requiring agents to be members of the National Association of Realtors or follow NAR’s Code of Ethics or the MLS Handbook, and informing agents that they don’t have to make or receive offers of cooperative compensation. 31, 2019, to the present.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

million after the brokerage paid its commissions and related expenses. The primary MLS in the area, non-Realtor owned Northwest MLS , in 2019 eliminated a requirement that listing brokers offer buyer brokers a commission to submit a listing to the MLS. Revenue decreased by 10% year over year to $1.34

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In a surprising twist, the National Association of Realtors has announced a change in how interprets its Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to provide buyer brokers an offer of compensation in order to list on the multiple listing service (MLS). Initially filed in April 2019, the lawsuit takes aim at NAR’s Participation Rule.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have asked judge Andrea Wood to rule on the suit based on the evidence that has been presented during the discovery period of the proceedings. After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

Residential real estate brokerages will not do as well in 2022 as they did in 2021, but let’s not get carried away. Despite the acute inventory shortage, the National Association of Realtors estimated this week that 5.6 million last year, but higher than any year between 2010 and 2019. Ryan Schneider, CEO of Realogy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

29, 2019, to the present. The suit was filed in late December in U.S. 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. A spokesperson for REBNY wrote in an email that the group was still reviewing the complaint.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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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. We do not have an answer to this puzzle. It is for example purposes only,” Bailey said. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The only defendants left in the two lawsuits are the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The biggest combined brokerage company in the country in terms of all their brands, just said, ‘We’re out. The National Association of Realtors , a defendant in both lawsuits, says it is not giving up the fight. As far as cooperation and compensation, that is now pretty much over,” Murray said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Originally filed in 2019, the lawsuit won class-action status shortly after, and alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyers’ brokers a commission in order to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. An originator since 1999, Read got his real estate license in 2014 and opened up his real estate brokerage in 2019.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 24, 2021

In addition to the above-protected classes, the Ohio Fair Housing Law (Ohio Revised Code Section 4112) includes legal protection based on ancestry and military status. Refusal of real estate brokerage services or appraisal services. Ohio Realtors have a responsibility to uphold this law. How Can You Get Involved?

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Hood Homes Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Updated 9/23/2019; Originally published 4/9/2018. The Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) has their own version of the form. Recently, the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) released a new document for use when a seller needs to update the Seller’s Disclosure. We would be honored to be considered as your Realtor!

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