Judge Stephen R. Bough, who ruled on Sitzer | Burnett, said Gibson deals 'provide a significant financial recovery to the Settlement Class in light of the strengths and weaknesses of the case'
Trade group says plaintiffs' complaint over 'compulsory' Realtor membership to access the MLS is 'nothing more than a desire to have membership benefits without membership'
The proposed settlements seek to cover too many claims for too little money and let too many in the industry have a 'free pass,' more than a dozen homesellers argued ahead of a Nov. 26 decision
The Orlando Regional Realtor Association alleges the lockbox company used its confidential member list to entice members to join rival trade groups, but the company denies the allegations
Tanya Monestier says the settlement 'reinforces the existing system of seller-paid inflated compensation while pretending to eliminate it' as attorneys walk away with $333M in cash
In a recent webinar, Spencer Rascoff, James Dwiggins and Jack Miller discussed the future of commissions and why agents and brokers should pay attention to their legal risk
The Opportunity Report calls for NAR to regain the trust of its members by making political advocacy its central mission, sunsetting the 3-way agreement and reforming its governance
Maurice Muhammad alleges a 'monopoly' by NAR, the state Realtor association and the local MLS limits competition, inflates prices, and disproportionately affects minority brokers and agents
In a webinar Tuesday, Keller Williams' Jeff Hickey, NextHome's James Dwiggins, Miami MLS's Liz Sturrock and Seven Gables' Mike Hickman clashed over the future of NAR's pocket listing rule
The flat-fee brokerage dismissed its antitrust case against the MLS but kept as defendants Keller Williams, the National Association of Realtors, Anywhere, HomeServices of America and RE/MAX
On Friday, the franchisor and plaintiffs told the court they had finalized the deal terms earlier this month and expect to file a joint case dismissal by November
The Park City Board of Realtors informed the National Association of Realtors it would no longer require agents to comply with the pocket listing rule due to fear of litigation
The American Real Estate Association is looking for those 'fined or otherwise harmed' by the National Association of Realtors' pocket listing rule and are interested in 'collective action'
The trade group's petition leans heavily on the government's promise to close investigations into the Clear Cooperation Policy and the Participation Rule
The homeseller suit known as Moratis alleged a West Penn MLS commissions-related rule violates antitrust laws, but unlike a similar NAR rule, the former expressly allows offers of zero dollars
Broker Romeo Manzanilla spoke to Inman ahead of his appearance at Connect Austin on Oct. 9 about raising professionalism in the real estate industry in the wake of NAR settlement changes
Sellers in the Gibson class-action suit filed objections Thursday to the dollar value of the proposed settlements, which include deals with Compass, Redfin and The Real Brokerage, among others
TAN CEO: 'NAR is the architect and promoter of the disastrous Clear Cooperation Policy and is the only party with the power to rescind it'
New CEO Nykia Wright told NAR's board of directors the trade group's next step will be to develop a 'comprehensive' litigation strategy and size up any additional legal exposure related to its rules
15 MLSs and 13 brokerages that chose to opt-in to NAR's commission settlement will cough up an additional $30,587,754 in compensation to sellers, raising the settlement fund to nearly $450M
