An order from Judge LaShonda A. Hunt in the Batton homebuyer case struck down a proposed class of plaintiffs that included substantial overlap with the class in the now-settled Burnett case
Plaintiffs and defendant MLS Property Information Network agree that approximately 75% of sellers are opting out of offering compensation to buyer agents in the multiple listing service
Judges rule the now-defunct real estate brokerage did not provide evidence of 'concerted action' between NAR and Zillow and that the no-commingling rule was 'in fact' optional
At least some of the payout will come from NAR’s reserve funds, including operating reserves and those collected from members specifically for lobbying and to advertise the Realtor brand
Real estate companies eXp and Weichert will have to offer representatives who are best able to testify regarding settlement negotiations in the separate, but similar, Hooper commission suit
As the brokerages try to fend off allegations of a 'sweetheart deal' in a separate case, they respond to the antitrust complaint they're facing in a Missouri court
Judge Stephen R. Bough of the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted preliminary approval to the $895K deal, finding it 'fair, reasonable and adequate'
Judge Stephen R. Bough overruled all objections to the National Association of Realtors and HomeServices deals and awarded attorneys one-third of the settlement amounts as requested
Twenty-two homebuyers across 19 states were added to the list of plaintiffs in the Batton case Tuesday while eXp continued to push for a delay in a separate commission case known as Gibson
NextHome, the Keyes Company, John L. Scott Real Estate and the K Company Realty have agreed to pay a combined total of nearly $5M
The trade group's petition leans heavily on the government's promise to close investigations into the Clear Cooperation Policy and the Participation Rule
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
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
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Buyers and sellers who feel like the commission settlements didn't go far enough are fighting back in court, and the cases are bunching up