Two consumers filed the class-action suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Unlike similar cases, the latest seeks to represent buyers and sellers — and only names Baird & Warner as a defendant
About 15,000 members of St. Louis-based MARIS will now have access to ApplyLink, RentSpree's solution for slow lease transactions, dated lead capture, conversion tactics and rental workflows
The Department of Justice said a proposed settlement in the major antitrust lawsuit might itself violate federal law and said buyers should negotiate their broker's commission directly
The complaint — one of nearly two dozen targeting real estate's commission-sharing structure — alleges 'most' buyer agents will steer clients away from listings that offer lower commission
The company is appealing a recent ruling that rejected its request for a new trial. REX has been feuding with Zillow for years now
Under the proposed deal, Keller Williams must inform franchisees that offers of compensation are not required. It also agreed to revise training materials and end rules requiring agents to join NAR
In a video that abruptly vanished from NAR's website Wednesday before resurfacing, Wright said the group does not set commissions — a practice it isn't currently being accused of — and welcomed competition from AREA
At Inman Connect, Ed Zorn proposed mandating buyer representation agreements, killing the MLS compensation field, adding a concession field, and creating a fund to pay out settlements
At ICNY, proptech leaders Eileen Romito, Derek Hooper and Catharine MacIntosh explained how MLS rules led to the rule of real estate portals, and what can be done to take the power back
Canada has shorter mortgage terms, which are now forcing people to move. Meanwhile in Australia, most buyers don't even use agents
James Dwiggins argued at Inman Connect New York that commission lawsuits and pressure from the feds is going to bring about change in the real estate industry
Bright MLS subscribers will now get free access to Collabra's AdBuilder and SphereIndex tools, which can be used within Bright's platform
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Ahead of Inman Connect New York this month, the NextHome CEO said NAR serves an important function, but needs a major fix to deal with challenges related to leadership and commission suits
Klein has been interim president of San Diego MLS since June, following the departure of former CEO Michael Mercurio, who allegedly embezzled $1M from the San Diego Association of Realtors