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Agents maneuver a labyrinthine legal landscape: The Download

Inman

There's been a heapin' helpin' of new developments in the commission lawsuits. Here's how to pivot and be ready for whatever comes next.

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NEXA Mortgage sued over broker’s alleged data theft

Housing Wire

In a lawsuit filed last week, a mortgage brokerage claimed that one of its former loan officers stole a database containing client names and information and brought it with him to a new job at NEXA Mortgage. The suit mirrors an earlier, parallel legal action filed in Illinois state court. 2013 and February 2019.

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6 best Michigan real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Since then, the education provider has helped over one million real estate professionals annually by providing custom education and resources to thousands of brokerages, schools, and other organizations. Choose from 4 hr elective (Court Cases + Reports) & 2 hr legal update & more Virtual: Required 6 hrs of 1st-yr renewal coursework.

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How to get a real estate license in Texas

Housing Wire

Requirements to get your real estate license in Texas Getting your real estate license in Texas comes down to fulfilling your qualifying education requirement, applying for your license, getting your background check, taking and passing the exam, and finding a sponsoring brokerage. It doesn’t hurt to print out a few copies to have as backup.

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All parties have settled the Sitzer/Burnett suit, so what’s next?

Housing Wire

Realtor-affiliated MLSs, as well as the non-Realtor MLSs and brokerages that opt in, will have until roughly Sept. Second, the settlement agreements envision claims made through a hand-filled claim form, a needless and time-consuming complication for a homebuilder that will be downloading this information from computer databases.” “I

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

Housing Wire

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.

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Hit list: Inside CoStar’s all-out war against Zillow

Housing Wire

StreetEasy has been biting the hand that feeds it for too long,” said Frederick Peters, CEO of New York City brokerage Warburg Realty. In a 2018 article, The Real Deal chronicled CoStar’s legal war waged against Xceligent , once CoStar’s biggest rival for commercial property listings.

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