Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

District Court in Arizona, Joseph Masiello, an Arizona resident and home seller, accuses several real estate companies of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. Masiello sold a home on an Arizona MLS through HomeSmart “in or about October 2021.”

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Realtors can usually count on their biggest season being spring, followed by summer, but nothing about 2020 has been normal, including home-buying patterns. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Now, believe it or not, fall home-buying season is in full swing.

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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

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

JANUARY 29, 2024

In an amended complaint filed on Friday, home sellers Danielle and Jessie Kay (who sold a house in Baden, Pennsylvania, in December 2021 with the help of an agent from Realty One Group Gold Standard ) were added as a plaintiff. The Pennsylvania copycat commission lawsuit has some new defendants and a new plaintiff.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Plaintiffs in Florida and Pennsylvania filed lawsuits on Monday, accusing real estate industry players of allegedly colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. In an email, Marla Martin, a spokesperson for Florida Realtors, said the trade group was working on a statement about the allegations.

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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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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Jason was also named as a Top Producer for 2021 2022 , and 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Sparks and personal insults flew between Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty , and Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Sitzer-Burnett commission lawsuit , during their virtual debate hosted by HousingWire on Friday afternoon. It dehumanizes Realtors and turns us into money-making machines.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for February 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! To learn more about Cheryl Perry, click here.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

While the lawsuit does name large corporate brokerage firms as defendants, including Keller Williams , Side , HomeServices of America , and Fathom Realty , the robust defendant list also includes real estate teams, such as The Loken Group and Hexagon Group , as well as an individual broker, Mark Anthony Dimas.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Most recently, she officially joined the 2023 Lamacchia Realty President’s Club

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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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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for October 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! To learn more about Carolyn, click here.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2024

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the over 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year!

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty.

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for August 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Click here to learn more about Eileen Doherty.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Filed last Wednesday in the Western District of Missouri, the Umpa suit, named after its lead and only plaintiff Daniel Umpa, accuses the real estate industry of allegedly colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. The National Association of Realtors will respond to this complaint in court.”

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 18, 2023

AGENT VS. REALTOR: WHY THE DIFFERENCE MATTERS Often, we hear the terms “real estate agent” and “REALTOR ®” being used synonymously. What many consumers don’t realize is there are some key distinctions of a REALTOR® that will benefit them in their real estate endeavors. What is NAR?

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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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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 6, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for May 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Cyndi Deshaies received her real estate license in March 2017.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Laurie joined Lamacchia Realty Leominster in the spring of 2019.

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Lamacchia Realty

JULY 27, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for the Mid-Year 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the first 6 months of the year!

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the nearly 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year!

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for January 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! And for the first time ever, AJ qualified for President’s Club ELITE in 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Compass, Douglas Elliman, eXp Realty, RE/MAX and Keller Williams declined to comment on the motion, while other defendants did not return a request for comment.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 9, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for July 2023! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month!

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 5, 2023

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Laurie joined Lamacchia Realty Leominster in the spring of 2019.

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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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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for September 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Additionally, Eileen was the first to qualify for the 2022 President’s Club !

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

THE HIDDEN COSTS OF SELLING YOUR HOME WITHOUT A REALTOR® There is no denying it, the housing market has been a rollercoaster over the last several years. From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Thanks to Lisa Chinatti, the broker-owner at Chinatti Realty Group , he was not completely caught off guard. She talks with a lot of people, and she announced to our company that this was coming and went through what exactly we should expect,” said Posnick, the sales manager at Chinatti Realty Group. Lisa is super on the pulse.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 27, 2022

Lamacchia Realty, Inc. has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2021! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Laurie joined Lamacchia Realty Leominster in the spring of 2019.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A National Association of Realtors (NAR) committee head recommended Friday that the federal standards governing real estate appraisals loosen up. Gregoire’s pointed suggestion came amid a Friday at NAR’s annual conference that took on racism in real estate. Francois Gregoire, an appraiser in St.

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