Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

On Wednesday, Maurice Muhammad — the broker of Progressive Realty — filed a complaint in U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Michael Ammann is back with another lawsuit against eXp Realty and parent company eXp World Holdings. On a call that day, Featherston admitted to plaintiff she lied and had it under contract herself with another buyer. Ammann filed his first suit against eXp in December 2024.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Several major brokerages including Keller Williams , Compass , eXp Realty , RE/MAX and Coldwell Banker utilize the platform. Indigo is a search platform that allows buyers to bid on agent-approved listings. These listings are enhanced by AI to incorporate customer preferences.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

It was after one such call with Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty , that I reached out and mentioned I was in the market to buy my first home. Lamacchia Realty is using its own buyer representation agreements , and I found the form straightforward and easy to understand.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

On Monday, several high profile real estate firms such as Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) the parent company of HomeServices of America Windermere Real Estate , Hanna Holdings , EXIT Realty , William Raveis , Crye-Leike and William L. Lyon & Associates each filed responses to claims made in the Gibson commission lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Previously with Summit Sothebys International Realty , Frost and Lindner have built a reputation for high-impact sales and marketing strategies. Their expertise spans luxury ski-in/ski-out estates, golf communities and new construction developments, with 95% of their listings going under contract before completion.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Colorado Division of Real Estate announced the move Monday, days after the beleaguered brokerage suffered a legal blow in California over 40-year contracts described as "predatory."

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Her analysis also notes problematic provisions in CAR’s contract related to dispute resolution, dual agency, commissions owed and buyer cancellation. The contrast between the CAR and eXp contracts could not be sharper,” Stephen Brobeck, a CFA senior fellow, said in a statement. The eXp contract is written with the buyer in mind.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Penthouses asking $45 million and $39 million topped Manhattan luxury contracts during the week ending Nov. 17, according to Olshan Realty's weekly luxury report. A total of 37 contracts were signed on properties priced $4 million and up.

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Inman

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the suit last week, saying the Florida-based brokerage violated consumer protection laws by selling "contracts with oppressive terms."

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Inman

JULY 31, 2024

A new draft seller contract that eXp Realty is distributing to its brokers and agents is largely consistent with a newly issued set of criteria from the Consumer Federation of America, the watchdog group said this week.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

Two Myrtle Beach Century 21 franchises have filed a lawsuit against eXp Realty , alleging that eXp Realty agent Joel Barber stole profits and private real estate data during secretive, “unauthorized” late night office visits. Barber had been working for the Harrelson Group on a contract basis since March of 2017. and 5:30 a.m.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to the National Association of Realtors , contract signings kicked off strong in August , with the most contract signings last week in the Midwest, at 21%. As new contract signings are outpacing new listings due to low inventory, properties sold typically within 26 days in the four weeks leading up to August 2, NAR said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2024

Agently Brokerage pricing: $459 per month for up to 20 users Contract required: None Integrations: Follow Up Boss, Sierra Interactive, kvCORE, Chime Agently is a gamified agent productivity app that simplifies agent onboarding, accountability and training to help agents stay motivated to hit sales goals. Here are our three top picks for 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L. Allegations include breach of contract and unjust enrichment, with damages sought at $250 million. On August 16, 2023, the IALC — the voice of Keller Williams Realty, Inc.’s Importantly, this change does not enrich Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb accused Curbio of defrauding homeowners by luring them into contracts that allowed the company to pilfer their home equity over minor violations. Curbio also has partnerships with HomeSmart , eXp Realty and RE/MAX Gold. NAR declined to comment on the situation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

There’s a lot of homeschooling going on in this hybrid world, and it’s difficult,” Realtor Vesna Kanacki with Century 21 Full Service Realty in New City, New York, told HousingWire. 20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. Over the last four weeks ending on Sept.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

Most notably marketed by MV Realty under the moniker of its Homeowner Benefit Program , homeowners who sign a right-to-list agreement receive anywhere from $300 to $5,000. Over the following months, several other attorneys general — including those in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania — sued MV Realty over similar claims.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Raumakers began their career in real estate in 2016 at Keller Williams before joining eXp Realty in 2018 and launching The Home Squad. “In in violation of their contract. When we add agents from both traditional and non-traditional brokerages, it’s validating and a testament to how our model is working and unlike any other.”

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A new preliminary injunction orders the Florida-based brokerage to stop issuing liens in California, and to stop enforcing its 40-year "homeowner benefit agreements."

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

The only thing different is that now they have to,” said Ken Sax, the designated broker at the Spokane-based Professional Realty Services. But the Washington state contracts come with the option to make the relationship exclusive or nonexclusive. At the state level, the Department of Licensing deal with it by conducting audits.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Due to how HomeServices and its affiliates handle their client contracts, if a dispute arises, each client is entitled to individual arbitration of their claims. Hanna Holdings, Douglas Elliman, Realty ONE Group and HomeSmart International also filed motions to dismiss the suit.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There was no bidding war,” recalled Pellegrini of Pellegrini & DeGeorge Partners , an affiliate of Sotheby’s International Realty. “It The company said it would complete purchases that are under contract but not closed, and will continue to work on reselling existing inventory. More will be known Nov.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

According to Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty , he and his agents have seen disputes over buyer broker fees for years, highlighting the importance of having a signed buyer representation agreement , which will soon be required by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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Inman

MARCH 17, 2025

There were 11 contract signings at $10 million-plus last week, and the city's priciest closing was on a downtown condo that sold in an off-market deal for $60 million.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

It is really leveling the playing field,” said Jason Posnick, the sales manager at Lamacchia Realty. While some firms — including eXp Realty , Lamacchia Realty and NextHome — are not engaging in cooperative compensation on their listings, other agents like Lindsay Pettinelli still plan to offer it if their seller agrees to it. “If

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

High-producing agents and teams are in high demand in a contracting market , and Waugh said he doesn’t take a one-size fits all approach to recruiting. In April she joined from Sotheby’s International Realty, another Anywhere-owned brand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

Shelly Garcia, an agent at Realty ONE Group Complete just outside Sacramento, said that she’s seen homebuyers seek rooms specifically for virtual learning. “A In Connecticut, nearly a third of homes that went under contract between March and early July had a swimming pool, according to a recent analysis by Coldwell Banker.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

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Inman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

California AG Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the embattled brokerage on Thursday, accusing it of taking advantage of struggling homeowners.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

The complaint – which proposes a class of every single real estate agent who signed a contract with Compass in the last four years – is brought by Lisa Sheppard and Todd Sheppard, a sales team that operated a boutique brokerage in Sonoma County and has since moved onto Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

District Court for the Central District of Utah, include the usual cast of antitrust lawsuit characters: the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America , and RE/MAX. Please tell your sellers for me,” one text cited in the complaint stated.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Single-family homebuyers who entered contract, meanwhile, slalomed to 12 total in July compared to 46 a year earlier, per the report. Thirty-three condo contracts were entered in July and 20 were in the $2-$4 million range. Of those 12 homes purchased, 10 cost at least $5 million. The slightly more affordable Aspen option are condos.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

“Florida, like many places, is seeing the insurance piece of the component impacting people’s payments in a way that is making it hard to them to navigate the market,” said Cyndee Haydon , a Seminole-based agent for Future Home Realty agent. From 2022 to 2023 alone, rates rose 15%. It is very busy. Literally since Jan.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The new filing also adds Jesse Herfel, a former Keller Williams Market Center owner and regional director of the Southwest Region of Keller Williams Realty International.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What Does 'Under Contract' Mean in Real Estate? You've decided to buy a home and whether it's your first home or your tenth you're likely to stumble across homes that are listed as 'under contract' on the real estate listing. Then, you look at the status and that other shoe finally has a chance to drop: it's "under contract."

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