The company is the 2nd firm to settle in a case known as Batton
3 homebuyers, who are also military veterans, allege the mortgage companies' referral programs led to higher cost loans
Attorneys for the defunct brokerage have petitioned the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether NAR's no-commingling rule could have violated antitrust law, even if optional
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
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
Judge Stephen R. Bough approved antitrust deals reached with the National Association of Realtors and HomeServices of America Tuesday afternoon
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
After a decade leading the trade group's legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving
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
Judge Andrea Wood, who oversaw the cases for years, said in a surprise filing on Wednesday that she discovered a relative's spouse was a partner at a law firm in a case known as Moehrl
Beginning Saturday, new rules around commissions take effect, paving the way for the biggest shift in real estate in at least a generation. It's a brave new world, and it begins this weekend
HomeServices previously agreed to pay $250M to settle various commission suits. A final approval hearing is set for November
The franchisor and plaintiffs offered different reasons for why HomeServices has yet to finalize its commission settlement agreement after announcing it had reached one for $250M in April
The franchisors are not required to implement the business practice changes they agreed to until after the appeals process
NAR's legal team, president and chief economist defended the group's cooperative compensation rule and used journalists as a scapegoat repeatedly during midyear panels earlier this month