Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

The suit, known as Fierro, after its lead plaintiff Gael Fierro, a Californian home seller, accuses the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. For his part, David Kissinger, the CEO of Glendale Realtors, stated that the suit is “meritless.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A second home seller in Nevada has filed a lawsuit alleging that real estate industry players in the state have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas by Nevada home seller Angela Boykin.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

The latest copycat commission lawsuit alleges that real estate industry players in Nevada have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Unlike other commission lawsuit, the Whaley suit only names Realtor associations as defendants. The suit was filed on Monday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

If you sold a home and paid a commission to a real estate agent, you may be part of class action settlements,” the postcards read. JND Legal Administration is in charge of distributing the mailers, emails and press releases. It is further exasperating the negative stereotype some people have of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

So, the fact that we are now seeing things further in the process come down to agents and brokers — I was not entirely surprised by that.” In addition to the DOJ, real estate agent commissions may have caught the eye of yet another government agency. Solicitor General Paul Clement to its legal team. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A copycat commission lawsuit filed on Thursday by home sellers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accuses 47 real estate industry defendants of allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Originally filed in late November, the Phillips lawsuit accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. This system, with its veiled surcharges, illegally warps the real estate market.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Another day and another class-action antitrust commission lawsuit accusing the real estate industry of colluding to inflate real estate agent commissions has been filed. But this latest one comes with a twist — it was filed by homebuyers, unlike the others filed by home sellers. 2 in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

the copycat suit alleges that real estate industry players have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Lyon & Associates , Guide Real Estate , Paul M. Zagaris Real Estate , and Anywhere franchise Century 21 Select Real Estate , are also defendants in the lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Many real estate executives and analysts believe that the Department of Justice , now with the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors , will shake up the civil commission lawsuit settlement agreement. But legal experts are not as certain.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The lawsuit accuses its 29 defendants of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Instead, the Texas Association of Realtors , as well as local Realtor group the Austin Board of Realtors , MetroTex Association of Realtors , Houston Association of Realtors are named.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

District Court for Northern California, accusing the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.” A home seller plaintiff in California filed an antitrust lawsuit on Friday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On Wednesday, home seller plaintiffs in northern Georgia filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

District Court in Utah, accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. On Friday, home seller plaintiff Dalton Jensen filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

While the suit pertains to homebuyers and not sellers, the issue of real estate agent compensation is central to the suit. In the complaint, the plaintiffs argue that they as homebuyers paid too much to purchase their homes; they allege they were unable to negotiate the compensation paid to their agent.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. That partnership is everything,” Amy Breach, a Seattle-based Keller Williams agent, told HousingWire in late 2022. Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the lead up to the Sitzer/Burnett real estate commission trial , the National Association of Realtors expected to prevail. “I There was industry-wide shock when the Missouri jury found NAR, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are currently evaluating the substance of the motion and the best manner for HomeServices to continue to protect those we represent and defend our position in the appropriate legal forums,” the statement continued.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

31, 2023, when a Missouri jury found the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, to prepare and file these motions. The parties had since Oct.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The National Association of Realtors’ longtime CEO Bob Goldberg is leaving the trade association, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to HousingWire Thursday morning. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Caldwell also noted the National Association of Realtors ’ settlement agreement , writing that “given the broad contours of this new settlement agreement and the changing landscape of the parties’ positions on centralization, we think it wise to deny centralization at this time.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Compass agents are more likely to work in upper-echelon markets where buyers and sellers would work with agents, he said. The primary MLS in the area, non-Realtor owned Northwest MLS , in 2019 eliminated a requirement that listing brokers offer buyer brokers a commission to submit a listing to the MLS. “At

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In late October 2023, an eight-person jury in Missouri found Keller Williams, along with defendants, NAR and HomeServices of America, liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The jury awarded full damaged of $1.7 billion, which under federal antitrust rules is trebled to over $5 billion.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. From completing your required coursework to taking the licensing exam, keep reading to learn how to become a real estate agent in Ohio. Ready to find a real estate brokerage?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The new lawsuit, known as Gibson after its lead plaintiff, accuses the National Association of Realtors , Compass , eXp World Holdings , Redfin , Weichert Realtors , United Real Estate , Howard Hanna and Douglas Elliman , of conspiring to inflate real estate agent commissions.

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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. Warner claimed that Blefari’s statements were not a rule for agents to follow, but an example of what Blefari would do.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams and HomeServices of America , have asked judge Andrea Wood to rule on the suit based on the evidence that has been presented during the discovery period of the proceedings. After almost five years of litigation, it is clear that Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement agreements reached by both Keller Williams and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), cooperative compensation is still allowed. Cooperative compensation is still legal,” Papasan stressed. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) financing. “A

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed last week the changes it would like to see in how real estate agents and brokers are compensated through its statement of interest filed in the MLS Property Information Network commission lawsuit , few in the real estate industry were surprised by the agency’s desire to decouple commissions.

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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

MAY 1, 2024

In particular, Barton highlighted Zillow’s Premier Agent program, which sells buy-side leads to agents who are part of the Premier Agent network. million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. Of the approximately 1.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Real Estate Board of New York is now fighting a second copycat commission lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The industry has already had a preview of this with the Burton suit in South Carolina, which only names the National Association of Realtors and Keller Williams as defendants, unlike some of the other copycat lawsuits, such as the Batton 2 suit, which names seven defendants, or the March lawsuit and its 27 Manhattan brokerage defendants.

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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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You’ll need to complete 75 hours of prelicensing classes to get licensed as a real estate agent in North Carolina. We’ve done the research for you, evaluating the many courses available to pinpoint the best real estate schools in North Carolina to help you pass the state exam and set you up for early career success.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

My first transaction as a Real Estate Agent was as a dual agent representing both the buyer and the seller. What is Dual Agency in Real Estate? Dual agency is when a real estate agent works with the buyer and the seller on the same transaction simultaneously.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 6, 2024

WHY YOU NEED A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY WHEN BUYING A HOME When buying a home, you might wonder, “Do I need a real estate attorney, or is my real estate agent enough?” Before we dive into the details, let’s talk about what services a real estate attorney can provide.

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