Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

At a status hearing on Tuesday for the Nosalek commission lawsuit, a lawyer for the Department of Justice said the terms of the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement represented “an improvement.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

The complaint names the National Association of Realtors , Las Vegas Realtors , Nevada Realtors , Sierra Nevada Realty , Incline Village Realtors , Elko County Realtors , Mesquite Real Estate Association and Northern Nevada Regional MLS as defendants. 15, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is navigating turbulent waters. The trade group also faces two massive class-action lawsuits that could forever upend the agent commission structure , and is fighting a separate legal battle with the Department of Justice. million members, the majority of whom are women.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Unlike other MLSs, MetroList is not exclusively owned or operated by Realtor associations affiliated with the National Association of Realtors. Instead MetroList is owned and operated by local Realtor associations and California Real Estate Brokers, Inc. 18, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Department of Justice’s appeal against a lower court’s ruling on its investigation into the National Association of Realtors’ commission and pocket listing policies is heating up. Central to the appeal are two documents dating from November 2020. The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The lawsuit was filed by Christina Grace, who sold a house listed on Bay Area Real Estate Information Services MLS (BAREIS MLS) in April 2020 and paid a commission to the buyer’s agent. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.” 8, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Analysts at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods believe that the Department of Justice will intervene in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit after receiving the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors. This settlement agreement was at the center of the DOJ’s appeal with NAR.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has petitioned a circuit court of appeals in Washington, D.C., At the center of the appeal is a letter the DOJ sent to NAR in November 2020, in which the DOJ agreed to close its investigation into NAR.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. The complaint argues that 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 affiliated MLS, is the “cornerstone of [the] defendants’ conspiracy.” “If

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has ignored numerous sexual harassment complaints , including against its president Kenny Parcell , according to over two dozen women who spoke to the New York Times in a bombshell exposé about the trade group. million-member nonprofit group and its subsidiaries.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would rescind the department’s 2020 disparate impact rule and restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. ” Prior to the effective date of the 2020 rule, the U.S. ” Prior to the effective date of the 2020 rule, the U.S.

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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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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A judgment as a matter of law is permissible if there is no legally sufficient basis for a reasonable jury to find for the nonmoving party (in this instance, the plaintiffs) on the issue. 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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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

And yet, in a complete breach of commitment and legal precedent, the DOJ backed out of an agreement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that would more explicitly state the spirit and intent of NAR’s Code of Ethics and MLS guidelines in some key areas. Charlie Oppler is President of the National Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The lawsuit names the National Association of Realtors and Keller Williams as co-conspirators, but they are not defendants in the suit. Peiffer, a prominent lawyer in the Big Easy, accuses local brokerage firm Latter & Blum of colluding to artificially inflate agent commissions. Latter & Blum did not return a request for comment.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

According to RealTrends’ historical data, agent commissions reached a high point in 1991 at an average of 6.10% and fell to a nadir of 4.94% in 2020 before climbing to 5.06% in 2021 and 5.32% in 2022. The legal threat that looms largest is what’s known as the “Moehrl case.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

HomeServices first filed its motion to compel arbitration in March 2020, less than a year after the lawsuit was originally filed. Under Missouri state law, HomeServices of America would have needed to have been named as a third-party beneficiary on the client contracts.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , named after its lead plaintiff, alleges that the broker-owned MLS PIN is not directly required to abide by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , named after its lead plaintiff, alleges that the broker-owned MLS PIN is not directly required to abide by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules. The DOJ said it wanted more time to better “evaluate the proposed settlement and its competitive effects.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

NWMLS also noted in the motion that in its November 2020 settlement agreement with the National Association of Realtors , the DOJ asked for the types of changes made by NWMLS. DOJ’s apparent change of heart in its [statement of interest] in this case is striking,“ NWMLS wrote in the draft of its brief.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In terms of housing starts, a key measure of coming inventory, National Association of Realtors ’ Chief Economist Lawrence Yun forecasts 1.04 Labor shortages, lot shortages, lending issues, cost of lumber and materials as well as legal and regulatory barriers have made it difficult to deliver more homes to the American market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

As a firm, The PLS.com took issue with the National Association of Realtors’ so-called “pocket listing ban ,” filing a lawsuit in May 2020 that was ultimately dismissed earlier this week. BH: There have been conversations about uncoupling the MLSs from the Realtor associations. Umansky: We are still figuring that out.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Despite the potentially wide-reaching ramifications of the DOJ’s proposal, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) did not wish to comment on the DOJ’s filing, since it is not a party in the Nosalek commission lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

In addition, the proposed rule also envisions potentially requiring mandated reporting for trusts — defined, by FinCEN, as a legal “relationship in which one person holds title to property subject to an obligation to keep or use the property for the benefit of another.”. Using figures from NAR for 2020 and 2021, FinCEN estimates that 18.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In late October 2023, a Missouri jury found HomeServices of America, as well as Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors , liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , alleges that MLS PIN, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Leal also asked Saris to give the DOJ until Feb.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In 2020, Cabellero reported 6,409 transaction sides — or 18 home sales a day — for a deal volume of $2.2 Caballero does not have to guide these corporate clients through the legal and administrative work — and emotional heft — of selling a home. What builders don’t need is a realtor to list their homes in a traditional way.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

During the first six months of 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that the volume of e-mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spiked significantly. introduced the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020, which allows for the immediate use of RON nationwide.

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McKissock

AUGUST 24, 2020

This piece, written by RISMedia Staff, gives an overview of the recently released 2020 Market Recovery Survey from the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR). In this article, Johnson addresses social media, written and verbal communications, and the importance of following legal and professional regulations. Industry News.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Kelly’s late January ruling in favor of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). ’” In November 2020, the DOJ’s antitrust division agreed to a settlement after investigating the trade group’s listing and agent compensation policies. That is part of what it means to say that we have ‘a government of laws, and not of men.’”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Originally filed in December 2020, the Nosalek lawsuit , named after its lead plaintiff, alleges that the broker-owned MLS PIN is not directly required to abide by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) rules.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Back in 2017, RealTrends partnered with the California Association of Realtors to study real estate teams. The top benefits mentioned were legal and regulatory support, the brokerage’s brand name and low costs and fees. in 2020 over 2019. in 2020 over 2019. sides in 2020 versus 106.9 The result?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Originally filed in 2020 in U.S. Currently, in order to list a property, the listing broker must make an offer of at least one cent, but under the settlement, MLS PIN would drop that to zero dollars.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. In 2020, the use of “blind” appraisal waivers reached staggering, record highs.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

When searching for discount realtors in Dallas, you may notice a lot of options at your disposal. It can be a challenge to understand what’s important to look for when finding the right company or Realtor to sell your house in a “non-traditional” way. ListingSpark is the largest flat fee or discount realtor in Dallas.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

When searching for discount realtors in Houston, you may notice a lot of options at your disposal. It can be a challenge to understand what’s important to look for when finding the right company or Realtor to sell your house in a “non-traditional” way. What to look for when choosing a discount Realtor in Houston, TX.

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