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

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She said that HomeServices does not meddle in operations, give advice, or advise on commissions or how the brokerage approaches Realtor association membership. Ketchmark asked Warner if those statistics suggest that agents are practicing the messages they are receiving in their training. We don’t want people unrepresented.”

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

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With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years. Judge Stephen R. Bough of U.S.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

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Samson is the CEO of Samson Properties , a rapidly growing Northern Virginia-based brokerage. Samson has a different business model and branding than Compass, but both brokerages identify as “agent-centric.”. DOJ has swooped into lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors and top brokerage firms.

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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

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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. The plaintiffs’ attorney also addressed claims he made during the Sitzer-Burnett trial that, in the age of Zillow, there is no need to have a buyer’s agent.

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The Sitzer/Burnett trial kicks off in Kansas City

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The highly anticipated trial of the Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker compensation class action lawsuit kicked off in earnest on Tuesday morning, with opening arguments taking place in the Kansas City courtroom belonging to U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Bough.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

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They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. Creating new content, whether in the form of text, photos, videos or computer code, is referred to as generative AI. What is next?

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How to get a real estate license in Ohio (OH) in 5 steps

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3] [4] Step 2: Select a sponsoring real estate brokerage The state of Ohio requires anyone who wants to be licensed as a real estate agent to be sponsored by a brokerage before they take the licensing exam. Ready to find a real estate brokerage? Look for a broker who specializes in that niche.