Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Realty ONE Group International has joined six other real estate brokerages in settling the commission lawsuits. The settlement, which is still subject to court approval, will settle all claims against Realty ONE Group, its franchises and affiliated agents. “Our The agreement was granted preliminary approval by the court on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

eXp Realty is expanding its footprint in Missouri. The company has added independent brokerage Delhougne Realty Group , a St. He founded Delhougne Realty Group in 2021. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt Delhougne and his team to the eXp Realty family,” eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee -based Realty Executives have gained some top-producing agents. The founders of RE/MAX Preferred Properties , Ryan, Rich and Patti Levenson, are joining Realty Executives, according to an announcement on Wednesday. In 2023, Realty Executives ranked as the No. In 2022, Ryan ranked as the No.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Real announced this week the affiliation of Urban Nest Realty , a Las Vegas -based brokerage. The Urban Nest Realty leadership team (from left) of David R. He also served as president of the Las Vegas Realtors , joining the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2018. billion in 2023. billion in 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Realty ONE Group is letting agents decide if they want to renew their National Association of Realtors (NAR) membership. Starting on the first of the year, Realty ONE agents in Arizona can choose to keep their NAR membership or join Realty ONE Group AZ , a newly established subsidiary of Realty ONE Group, Inc.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks. Smith is the latest addition to eXp Realty’s expanding global agent network. He was named as a finalist for the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) “30 Under 30” rankings and also ranked 30th overall among the top U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Masiello copycat commission lawsuit plaintiff and Realty ONE Group Arizona have filed a joint motion to dismiss the brokerage defendant from the suit with prejudice. According to the motion, the desire to dismiss the suit comes from Realty ONE Groups settlement in the Gibson suit , which was granted final approval in late October.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The digital brokerage platform announced on Monday the addition of Amerivest Realty , a Florida-based brokerage, adding 400 agents across Florida , Colorado , Minnesota and Wisconsin to Real’s platform. He has held multiple leadership roles with the Florida Association of Realtors.

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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. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt is joined by Tim Weisheyer, Florida Realtors ‘ 2025 president. Weisheyer is also the CEO of Dream Builders Realty and DBR Commercial in central Florida. There’s Dream Builders Realty, DBR Commercial Real Estate and Avanti Way Realty.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Like the other commission lawsuits, the Masiello suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a Realtor-affiliated MLS.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR)is pushing back against the antitrust lawsuit filed against it and other Realtor associations in Michigan by three industry professionals. Hardy is the owner of Snyder Kinney Bennett & Keating LLC , which does business in southeastern Michigan as Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The suit also names a handful of local multiple listing services (MLSs), including Austin/Central Texas Realty Information Service, Central Texas Multiple Listing Service, Housing Realtors Information Service, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Plaintiffs Douglas Hardy, Glenn Champion and Dylan Tent on Thursday filed an amended complaint in their antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the U.S. Hardy is the owner of Snyder Kinney Bennett and Keating LLC , which does business in southeast Michigan as Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There’s a reason why eXp Realty regards itself as the “the most agent-centric brokerage on the planet.” Kris Caldwell According to a statement, eXp Realty attracted Caldwell’s because he wanted to put his team first. Caldwell joins an incoming class of rockstar talent at eXp Realty.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

real estate landscape over the next several months due to the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , eXp World Holdings — the parent company of eXp Realty — is focused on improving the firm’s agent value proposition. ” Ahead of the Aug.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2024

The complaint names 35 entities as defendants, including the National Association of Realtors , local and national brokerages, MLSs and local Realtor associations. For his part, David Kissinger, the CEO of Glendale Realtors, stated that the suit is “meritless.” Westside MLS.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Similar to the other commission lawsuits, the latest two take aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires the listing broker to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker to list the property on the MLS. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status. 4, 2019 and the present.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

When the copycat commission suit was initially filed in early January by Nevada home seller Nathaniel Whaley, the complaint named just Realtor associations and MLSs as defendants, making it stand out from the spate of other commission suits.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Like the other commission lawsuits , the Masiello suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtors’ Participation Rule, which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a Realtor-affiliated MLS.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The complaint claims that the National Association of Realtors is the creator of this alleged conspiracy through its creation and enforcement of its Participation Rule. 16, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Not only has Realty ONE Group successfully had its commission lawsuit settlement agreement approved, but the firm has also succeeded in being dismissed from the Masiello copycat commission lawsuit. District Court in Phoenix, granted the joint motion to dismiss filed by plaintiff John Masiello and defendant Realty ONE Group Arizona.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The legal woes continue for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). On Wednesday, Maurice Muhammad — the broker of Progressive Realty — filed a complaint in U.S. This is not the first suit to take aim at the relationships between Realtor associations and MLSs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

In the initial complaint , Whaley only named Realtor associations and MLSs as defendants. These organizations included the National Association of Realtors , Las Vegas Realtors , Nevada Realtors , Sierra Nevada Realty , Incline Village Realtors , Elko County Realtors , Mesquite Real Estate Association and Northern Nevada Regional MLS.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

AF Realty Group is the smallest of the new defendants with just 15 agents, according to the complaint. In addition to all of the local firms named, the amended complaint also added Anywhere brand, ERA Franchise System to the defendants list, as well as Weichert of North America , eXp Realty and Redfin.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

There are just five days to go until the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , but the trade association is not out of the lawsuit woods just yet. In a lawsuit filed on Monday by Douglas Hardy, Glenn Champion and Dylan Tent in U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

While some in the real estate industry are expecting to see a decline in the number of buyer’s agents as a result of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , others have taken it a step further and are betting their companies on it. Meet the AI real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Devon Bevis Senior Vice President Correspondent & Co-Issue Sales Mr. Cooper Dionna Hall Chief Executive Officer Broward, Palm Beaches & St.

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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

APRIL 30, 2024

A day after announcing major changes to its executive team, eXp Realty is once again shaking up its leadership. Her efforts will center on advocating for the interests of the eXp Realty community, ensuring that eXp remains at the forefront of industry advocacy and partnership development.”

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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

MARCH 20, 2024

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement agreement in the Sitzer Burnett case that would take effect in July. The settlement in no way establishes a standard or limitation on Realtors for what they may charge, nor services they elect to deliver. Here’s the truth. Here’s the truth.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

26, HousingWire will host a virtual debate between Michael Ketchmark, the plaintiffs’ attorney in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, and Anthony Lamacchia , CEO of Lamacchia Realty and an outspoken advocate for Realtors, to discuss the arguments and the outcome of the trial.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The National Association of Realtors officially installed its new leadership team for 2024 at the trade organization’s annual conference, NAR NXT, in Anaheim, California, last week. Kasper, broker/owner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Silverhawk Realty in Nampa, Idaho , has served on NAR ’s board of directors since 2016.

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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

DECEMBER 3, 2020

months worth of supply, according to Keller Williams Realty Boise , and homes typically stay on the market for just five days. Steven Caporale, founder and principal of Accel Realty Partners in Boise, has been in the industry for 25 years and said he’s never seen the housing market look like this. “In We had offers up to $1.2

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