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“Collusion,” agent training are the focus on day three of the Sitzer/Burnett trial

Housing Wire

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. Gorman was also questioned about the training materials used at Anywhere Brands.

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Tom Ferry launches AI coaching chatbot TomAI

Housing Wire

The firm describes TomAI as a “version of ChatGPT trained on 20+ years proven-effective real estate strategy from hundreds of the industry’s leading coaches and thousands of market-dominating agents.” The full launch of the tool was announced in February at a Tom Ferry coaching event in Orlando.

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2023 Lamacchia Realty Company Wide Event on Thompson Island

Lamacchia Realty

On Friday, August 11th, Lamacchia Realty celebrated its 6 th annual company-wide appreciation event on Thompson Island in Boston! The REALTORS® listened excitedly as Anthony announced Lamacchia’s new charitable initiative…the Lamacchia Cares Foundation Another incredible outing to Thompson Island with so many amazing people!

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RE/MAX to lean on high agent productivity during turbulent times

Housing Wire

But despite the uncertainty and the soon-to-beimplemented business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , RE/MAX leaders are confident in the brokerage’s ability to succeed in this changing environment. In addition to a decline in agent count, RE/MAX reported an 8.3%

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for January 2024

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by the office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! He is a joy to have around the Worcester Office, and always has the best outfits at company events!

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Shane Bronson Appointed as a Florida REALTORS® Director for 2024

Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty’s Florida Regional Vice President and Vice President of Relocation, Shane Bronson , has officially been appointed as a Florida REALTORS® Director for 2024. Lucie Board of REALTORS® where he attends local meetings and events on a regular basis. Shane is very active with the Broward, Palm Beaches, St.

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

Ketchmark said the plaintiffs want the defendants, which include the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America and Keller Williams , to “return the money” they believe was unlawfully taken via commissions as a result of an alleged conspiracy between the defendants. I do believe training is essential.”

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