The 4th amended settlement, if approved, would prohibit offers of cooperative compensation on MLS PIN's platform and raises the total proposed settlement fund from $3M to $3.95M
Tanya Monestier’s appeal to the commission settlement isn’t just a legal challenge, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. It’s a reality check the industry didn’t see coming
In an exclusive interview with Inman, Hoby Hanna said 'blindly adopting' NAR's nationwide MLS policies risks more antitrust litigation — and his company 'can't continue' to comply with CCP
CEO Hoby Hanna sent a letter Wednesday to NAR and more than 70 MLSs his brokerage belongs to, informing them it will no longer consider itself bound by the policy, he told Inman exclusively
The trade group has replaced Cooley with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in the Moehrl and Gibson cases, a law firm that has represented NAR for years in other antitrust cases
Howard Hanna's CEO Howard 'Hoby' Hanna envisions offering 'a deeper level of retail experience' after the NAR rule change, but chafes at the trade group 'telling us how to operate our business'
California Regional MLS said in a statement that the new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy, which NAR states is mandatory, was created to 'placate' complaining brokerages
Judge Stephen Bough refused to recuse himself from a case involving Hanna Holdings, saying their attorneys already had a chance to flag an apparent conflict. Hanna attorneys say it’s not true
Under the updated Park City MLS rules, agents are still required to submit listings within a set timeframe after executing a listing agreement or publicly marketing a property
Firm joins fellow defendants Hanna Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Energy in arguing that Judge Stephen R. Bough's Missouri court is not the appropriate venue for the commission case
Zillow's move to prohibit certain listings from its portal 'signals a major tech platform is willing to challenge the old brokerage cartel,' according to Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate
Federal judge indicates agent 'might benefit' from an attorney in suit against NAR's 3-way agreement, compares the situation to hiring a Realtor
Meanwhile, EXIT Realty reaches a proposed settlement with the homeseller plaintiffs in the case
Both BHE and Howard Hanna are trying to get the case moved to their respective stomping grounds while also continuing to fight for Judge Stephen R. Bough's recusal
US District Judge Patti Saris asked the DOJ Antitrust Division for evidence that offers of compensation in the MLS are anticompetitive and harm consumers