In the wake of the Sitzer | Burnett verdict, the number of bombshell lawsuits has rapidly multiplied — putting more pressure than ever on real estate's status quo. Here's a rundown of all the cases
'Batton 2,' exponentially larger in scope than Sitzer | Burnett and the Moehrl commission suits, was filed last week in Illinois and takes aim at many of the defendants in another suit called Gibson
Michael Ketchmark filed the new lawsuit just moments after a jury sided with his clients in the Sitzer | Burnett case. The new suit claims another batch of companies committed a conspiracy
The deal brings 400 new agents into the network and will see the Jacksonville, Florida, brokerage operate under the new name United Real Estate Gallery and retain all current leadership
Five years ago, Pearson Smith Realty had only 17 agents. It has since grown to conduct $4.1B annually in real estate transactions
The Dallas-based brokerage and franchisor joined forces with Huntsville, Alabama-based Leading Edge Real Estate Group, which boasts 200 agents
There's no doubt that eXp has been on a hot streak, but that doesn't mean the brokerage lacks challenges to consider as it looks to 2022, including scaling operations through rapid growth
After announcing a merger with Benchmark Realty last week, URE says it has also merged with the largest residential brokerage in Georgia, Virtual Properties Realty
Both firms operate under 100% commission, fee-based business models, which, along with a focus on technology, United expects will result in '$1 billion in transactional efficiencies'
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based CRR will continue to operate with its 100% commission model
Former franchise owners allege in lawsuit that by removing the websites, the company's customer relationship management software was rendered useless
The brokerage earned $10.9B in system sales according to the 'Franchise Times' 200+ list, beating out 4 other real estate franchisees on the list
Re/Max ranks fifth, topping the list of 7 RE brands honored by Entrepreneur Magazine
Mergers, integrations, acquistions, partnerships and more
Firm's CEO believes auctions could eventually account for 10 percent of annual residential sales volume