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

Housing Wire

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. They were a place to start.”

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

Right now, the first suit to go to trial should be the Sitzer lawsuit (named after its lead plaintiff), which was scheduled to begin on February 21, 2023, but at the request of Anywhere (referred to as Realogy in all court filings), it has been postponed indefinitely, as reported by Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han. Judge Stephen R.

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Retail reverse mortgage production took a hit in January

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“I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multipart agent training series,” Frank Borg, a Seattle -based originator with Fairway said in a February interview.

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How one real estate company is navigating the industry’s shift to B2B transactions

Housing Wire

Technology plays a key role in managing a platform like JMG, where each real estate agent is under the JMG brokerage umbrella. Every JMG real estate agent is network certified, which requires three weeks of initial training and once-a-month continued coaching to educate them on their assigned partners and ways to increase their closing ratio.

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

Housing Wire

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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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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Chuck E. Cheese, MLS listing books and the correct pronunciation of ‘Realtor’ were on the table during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Housing Wire

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. It is underutilized in the state of Missouri because agents and corporations like the defendants in this case are not training buyers to use those programs,” Ketchmark said.

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