Law firm Hagens Berman urges individuals who have sold a home since 2021 to contact the firm as it launches a new investigation into 'allegedly deceptive practices' by the real estate industry
A US District judge has dismissed James Lutz's antitrust complaint against HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman. Lutz has 21 days to file an amended complaint for 3 of his 4 claims
A New York homeowner claimed text messages sent by an associate KW broker amounted to an ‘invasion of her privacy.' She has now dropped her case
Illinois resident Kevin Cwynar's class-action case alleges the brokers and NAR rules have caused potentially hundreds of thousands of homebuyers to pay up to thousands of dollars in excess commissions
Former mortgage loan originator Andrew Josephson claims that in an effort to cut costs and beat competitors, Zillow failed to adequately pay him and other employees for time worked
No evidence of 'horizontal agreement' by real estate brokerages to inflate commissions, but judge will hear arguments alleging a 'vertical antitrust conspiracy' with NAR
Lawsuit seeks class action status to represent Redfin shareholders, claiming they need more information about financial advisor's potential conflict of interest before June 4 merger vote
A new website soliciting plaintiffs for a possible class-action suit against the Washington MLS asks homeowners if they've sold in the state and seen 'a price drop or significant days on market'
A Supplemental Statement of Interest filed on Monday by the US Department of Justice argued that the settlement only offers 'cosmetic changes' to MLS PIN's agent compensation rules
George T. Spyridakis, an associate broker with eXp Realty, alleged Zillow's StreetEasy allowed multiple brokers to list the same unit on the platform, effectively hiding it from public view
First Team CEO Michele Harrington's company just settled a commission suit. But while speaking to Inman, she was critical of the way the suits, and NAR's involvement, have played out
Thursday at Inman Connect, Serhant spread a message of love to the agent community while also sharing his thoughts on Clear Cooperation and which brokerage models will thrive in 2025
Move's counsel filed a Notice of Removal on Tuesday to move the class-action suit from state to federal court. The lawsuit claims Move knowingly sold unvetted and fraudulent leads to agents
Opinion
This is a moment of transformation in our industry, and you have a choice: adapt or fall behind, coach Darryl Davis writes. Don’t wait for the market to dictate your future. Take control
A judge has denied the brokerage's request for a stay in the Gibson case, saying a tactic the company is accused of using to settle a different suit involves a 'collusive element'