Redfin in crosshairs as new lawsuit targets buyer-broker commissions
California resident Andrea Freedlund is suing on behalf of homesellers who paid a buyer agent in the 4 years before Redfin announced it was leaving NAR, according to a suit filed in federal court
by Andrea V. Brambila Feb 27
LoanDepot, appraiser sued after 'whitewashed' home's value surges
Dr. Nathan Connolly and Dr. Shani Mott alleged fair housing and civil rights violations after a second home appraisal came back $278K higher when they removed any indication of their race
Plaintiffs end suit accusing companies of defrauding agents
Former sales reps drop claims that Move, its parent company News Corp. and the National Association of Realtors discriminated against them and used them to lie to agents
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 17
RE/MAX sues its own broker for allegedly recruiting 41 agents to eXp
Real estate franchisor alleges half of the agents under Jimmy Dulin jumped ship to eXp at his prodding even though he was under contract with RE/MAX
by Andrea V. Brambila Aug 26
REX execs take aim at Zillow in op-ed: 'We had no choice but to sue'
In an op-ed co-written by REX CEO Jack Ryan and REX President Lynley Sides, the pair said they 'won't stop' until policies like NAR's segregation rule no longer impede consumers
by Lillian Dickerson May 28
Don't @ me: @properties sues @mortgage, alleges 'free riding' on brand
Real estate brokerage @Properties seeks injunction and payment of profits gained through alleged 'unlawful conduct' against digital mortgage rival
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 21
Howard Hanna sues Compass, alleges theft of agents and trade secrets in lead up to Compass' IPO
In a new lawsuit, Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna alleges Compass aided and abetted 3 former Howard Hanna agents to breach non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in the agents' contracts and steal the brokerage's trade secrets
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 13
Agent drops 'mutiny' lawsuit against Compass, team member hits back
Jill Schwartz's lawsuit against former team members is ongoing. One has countersued, alleging Schwartz defamed her and falsely took credit for her listings
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 23
EasyKnock and Knock file dueling lawsuits against each other
On Monday, Knock and EasyKnock filed lawsuits against each other alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition, among other allegations
by Andrea V. Brambila Oct 14
Zillow employee slams 'illegal commission structure' in lawsuit
The suit also alleges that Zillow failed to calculate overtime wages correctly, basing them on hourly rates rather than a combination of the hourly rate and commission wages
by Andrea V. Brambila Mar 22
Zillow slapped with infringement lawsuit over 'Rental Manager' tool
In David-and-Goliath trademark suit, Ohio-based company accuses Zillow of unfair competition, unjust enrichment
Realtor.com hit with class-action lawsuit over allegedly non-viable leads
The suit was filed by two agents and seeks to represent 'thousands' of others who may have been affected
by Andrea V. Brambila Apr 27
NeighborCity operator alleges conspiracy to inhibit competition
by Andrea V. Brambila Sep 26
Keller Williams franchisee also files ethics complaints against Iowa Realty
by Andrea V. Brambila Jun 29
Global franchisor alleges brokerage's real estate color scheme violates trademark
by Inman Jan 4