Tag Archives: Antitrust

NAR hit with yet another antitrust suit over buyer commissions

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on NAR hit with yet another antitrust suit over buyer commissions

Another homeseller is challenging the sharing of real estate sales commissions between listing and buyer’s brokers, according to a new lawsuit. Continue reading →

Meet the lawyer suing to change buyer agent commissions forever

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Meet the lawyer suing to change buyer agent commissions forever

Benjamin Brown, a co-chair of Cohen Milstein’s antitrust practice group, is a lawyer whose tenacity the real estate industry may come to know well. Continue reading →

Zestimate suit resurfaces, alleges Zillow conspiracy with brokerages

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Zestimate suit resurfaces, alleges Zillow conspiracy with brokerages

An antitrust lawsuit alleging Zillow Group conspired with certain real estate brokerages to hide Zillow’s home value estimates on certain listings is back. Continue reading →

Why the ‘bombshell lawsuit’ might be a dud: Part 2

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Why the ‘bombshell lawsuit’ might be a dud: Part 2

The Moehrl class action lawsuit gunning for real estate might not be as dangerous to our profession as we all fear. Here we continue onto the second and final part of our dive into the mistakes, errors and problems contained within this complaint. Continue reading →

Why the ‘bombshell lawsuit’ might be a dud

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on Why the ‘bombshell lawsuit’ might be a dud

The issues and potential threat that the Moehrl lawsuit poses to the real estate industry, specifically in regard to sharing listings and compensation through the MLS, have been outlined — but in this two-part series, you’ll be taken on a deep dive int… Continue reading →

The bombshell lawsuit that could undo the US real estate industry

By | | Uncategorized
Comments Off on The bombshell lawsuit that could undo the US real estate industry

A homeseller has filed a class action lawsuit challenging a principal tenet of how the real estate industry works in the U.S. as well as one of the main reasons behind the existence of multiple listing services: the sharing of sales commissions between… Continue reading →