Keller Williams launches master franchise in North Macedonia
The company now has 18 master franchises in Europe and is actively looking for new expansion opportunities across most of the inhabited world, according to an announcement on Tuesday
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 17
Home of serial killer 'The Grim Sleeper' at center of buyer lawsuit
Buyer Suyeon Park alleges the agents and brokerages on both sides of the deal failed to disclose the serial killer owned and lived in the home and contact from the murderer's 'deranged fans'
by Andrea V. Brambila May 22
Judge strikes John Davis' request from record, calling it 'scandalous'
Judge called Davis’ demand for arbitration ‘redundant, immaterial, impertinent, and scandalous,’ but ruled the former CEO made reasonable attempts to arbitrate his case against Keller Williams
by Taylor Anderson May 13
Gary Keller seeks to punish John Davis for 'salacious claims'
Keller Williams is asking the court to hold Davis in contempt, remove a legal filing detailing alleged misconduct from the public docket and order him to pay the defendants' attorneys' fees
Keller Williams franchisees target Veronica Figueroa in recruit lawsuit
Three Orlando, Florida, area franchisees claim Figueroa benefited when Joseph Firmin, her director of growth with The Fig Team at eXp Realty, allegedly broke a non-solicitation agreement
Homie
Franchiser is the 2nd real estate defendant to be dismissed from the flat-fee brokerage's lawsuit that claimed an anticompetitive scheme to defeat discount brokerages
by Taylor Anderson Apr 3
John Davis says Keller Williams is attempting to ‘bully and intimidate’
In a new filing Friday, Davis asked a judge overseeing the case he filed in 2023 to find the brokerage in contempt, claiming his former employer has antagonized him through the courts
by Taylor Anderson Mar 24
Gary Keller says agents must accept 'easy deals' are dead
At Keller Williams' annual Family Reunion, franchise co-founder Gary Keller said 2025 won't be any better than 2024, but agents can thrive if they use market headwinds to their advantage
by Marian McPherson Feb 18
Keller Williams CEO and President Mark Willis steps down after 1 year
Willis will transition to a new role within the company while Chief Legal Officer Stacie Herron steps in as interim COO, according to an internal email sent to Keller Williams employees on Wednesday
by Andrea V. Brambila Jan 22
Homie
In the latest filing in its quest for damages, Utah-based discount brokerage Homie asserted NAR, KW, RE/MAX and others created and enforced rules that amounted to an illegal conspiracy
by Taylor Anderson Nov 18
Keller Williams to settle lawsuits over scrapped profit share plan
Former Keller Williams agents had filed suit in recent months over the company's now-abandoned plans to slash profit sharing for agents who jumped ship for rival brokerages before April 2020
by Taylor Anderson Sep 18
Keller Williams hits milestone: $2B in profits shared with agents
The company celebrated during a live 'growth call' with leaders from more than 1,000 franchisees in the US and Canada. Nearly 150 KW agents have earned more than $1M in lifetime profit share
by Andrea V. Brambila Jul 22
Seller who balked at inadequate payout appeals commission deal
Pennsylvania homeseller Spring Way Center is seeking to overturn the court approval of deals reached with Anywhere, Keller Williams and RE/MAX to resolve antitrust commission suits
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 11
Buyer appeals Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX settlements
The franchisors are not required to implement the business practice changes they agreed to until after the appeals process
Defendants fight to get homebuyer commission suits tossed
The National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX, Compass, eXp and others offered a slew of arguments for why the Batton 1 and Batton 2 cases should be thrown out
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 19