Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Windermere, Hanna Holdings, EXIT Realty, William Raveis and Crye-Leike all denied antitrust allegations against them in new court filings submitted Monday
Side and other brokerages, along with a pair of MLSs, will collectively pay $10,570,000 to settle the new antitrust case if proposed terms — offered on the same day as the suit was filed — are greenlit
Court probes 'reverse auction' allegations while plaintiffs seek preliminary approval of deals with eXp Realty, Weichert, Mark Spain Real Estate and Atlanta Communities Real Estate
The company's request to pause one case while cutting a deal in another was just denied. The denial highlights a controversy over a settlement method known as a 'reverse auction'
James Mullis has appealed the final approval of settlements totaling $110M — a move that suggests the battle over how agents practice and get paid is far from over
The National Association of Realtors' commission settlement became an inciting incident for the most disruptive year for real estate in memory. A judge is expected to approve the deal Tuesday
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'
Contracts law professor Tanya Monestier, an objector in the NAR settlement, described Judge Stephen Bough's order compelling objectors to appear in person as a 'glaring appellate issue'
Weichert has reached a settlement in a case known as Hooper, according to new court documents. EXp's settlement in that case sparked pushback from plaintiffs in a different lawsuit
The virtual brokerage argued Tuesday that its settlement wasn't too small, and asked a court to reject attempts to force it back to the negotiating table
NextHome, the Keyes Company, John L. Scott Real Estate and the K Company Realty have agreed to pay a combined total of nearly $5M
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'
Lawyers filed motions Tuesday arguing eXp’s decision to come to a settlement in the commission lawsuit through a 'reverse auction' should compel the brokerage to return to the bargaining table
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
Law professor estimates the plaintiffs' law firms are asking for only 3% of the total value of the deals when 'historic' business practice changes are taken into account