Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I am a big believer in developing a brand for your real estate business from Day One. I’m talking about more than naming yourself John Doe Realty and ripping a logo off of Canva. Without a federal trademark registration, you’ll have little to no legal recourse. you will have grounds to demand that they stop.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Personally, I haven’t done so much training on forms myself in over a decade,” said Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Massachusetts-based Lamacchia Realty. For Lamacchia, it is essential that his agents and brokers are able to clearly explain and communicate about the forms they are asking clients to sign.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The top brokerage in the country by transaction side count, eXp Realty , has settled the commission lawsuits. The parent company of eXp Realty, eXp World Holdings , announced the settlement on Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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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. 31, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued orders against Freedom Mortgage Corporation and Realty Connect USA Long Island for illegal kickbacks on Thursday, the first enforcement action associated with the 1974 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act in six years. Freedom must pay $1.75 million fine.

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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. Century 21 Barefoot Realty shares an office with the Harrelson Group. and 5:30 a.m.

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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. AF Realty Group is the smallest of the new defendants with just 15 agents, according to the complaint.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But as many as 200 real estate agents , brokerage firms and landlords are alleged to have violated this law by discriminating against applicants with federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On Wednesday, Higher Tech Realty , dba Mark Spain Real Estate , filed a notice informing the U.S. Originally filed in November 2023, nearly a month after the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett suit, the Phillips case accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L. Hill — have taken legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing three separate class-action lawsuits, Inman first reported on Tuesday. On August 16, 2023, the IALC — the voice of Keller Williams Realty, Inc.’s

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents largely felt prepared to tackle the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , according to the recently published Stephens Summer 2024 Real Estate Agent Survey.

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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

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 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 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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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Tuesday morning will bring the Legal League Default Servicer Certification: Level I course. Connect with industry peers, share best practices, and elevate your REO management skills at this exclusive gathering for real estate agents. On Wednesday, the Five Star Academy Class Pass-Powered by the FORCE will be held. “You

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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. A copycat commission lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles. It was filed on Wednesday in U.S.

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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

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the face of a copycat commission lawsuit , the Real Estate Board of New York has vowed to fight. In an email blast sent to REBNY members, the New York City real estate agent trade group said it would “vigorously defend the litigation.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Shareholders at eXp World Holdings , the parent company of eXp Realty , are unhappy about the recent spate of lawsuits and media coverage the firm has received regarding allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Board ignored these reports and agents’ pleas for recourse.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

Compass defrauded its real estate agents out of millions of dollars in sales commissions and broke pledges to give agents shares of stock, according to a new lawsuit that seeks class-action status.

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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.

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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. More home sellers on the East Coast are getting in on the commission lawsuit action. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Customers who believe they were wronged ultimately blamed their real estate agent for introducing them to Curbio. Curbio also has partnerships with HomeSmart , eXp Realty and RE/MAX Gold. Despite the lawsuit and accusations, Curbio said its partnership with NAR not been impacted and remains in place.

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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. The suit was filed on Monday in U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For years, Ive seen how the rules and practices enforced by NAR, WFAR, and TAR make it harder for small brokers like me to compete, Eytalis, the broker-owner of Texas -based Strategic Realty , told HousingWire in an email. Realty Multi-List (RML) , which was filed by the DOJ in 1976. RML was originally founded in 1967.

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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.

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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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

Hardy is the owner of Snyder Kinney Bennet and Keating LLC , which does business in Southeastern Michigan as Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The content will cover the important markets for agents to know and opportunities for success. Tax liens may be imposed for the purpose of collecting delinquent taxes which are owed on real property or personal property, or it may be imposed as a result of a failure to pay income taxes, or as a result of a failure to pay other taxes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

All nine of the lawsuits alleged that real estate industry players (namely NAR, RE/MAX , Anywhere , Keller Williams , HomeServices of America , Compass , eXp Realty , Redfin , Douglas Elliman , Howard Hanna , United Real Estate, and Weichert ) have colluded via NAR’s Participation Rule to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

9, to sign the agreement, agents are scrambling to find out what the agreement means for them. And some major brokerages have had loose conversations about taking legal action or joining a competing MLS. “It But with a deadline of Wednesday, Oct. The brokerage added that it has concerns over provisions tied to ownership of the data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Hart cited two strategic acquisitions, Realty Austin in Texas and DPP in California, as part of its growth strategy. Moving forward, we will continue to be opportunistic in our approach to adding to our agent base via selective M&As,” Hart said during the earnings call.

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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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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

In the 24 hours after news broke of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement agreement in the commission lawsuits , Doug Danzey, the leader of the eXp Realty -brokered teamerage The Cobalt Group , said the most pervasive emotion among his agents has been panic. “I It is really going to go backwards.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

The Madison, New Jersey-based conglomerate whose name brands include Corcoran , Sotheby’s International Realty , and Coldwell Banker , among others, posted $23 million in net income for the first three months of 2022. We take it seriously, and we’ve got an experienced legal team.”. Realogy generated $1.6

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