Defendants fight to get homebuyer commission suits tossed

The National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX, Compass, eXp and others offered a slew of arguments for why the Batton 1 and Batton 2 cases should be thrown out. Continue reading

Mother of all commission suits filed in Illinois, this time by homebuyers

“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 new suit called Gibson. Continue reading

Weichert chooses SkySlope to power transactions for ‘competitive’ edge

New Jersey-based Weichert Realtors has partnered with SkySlope for a companywide implementation of its transaction management solution. Continue reading

Weichert Realtors launches end-to-end consumer incentive program

“We Do It All, Guaranteed!” will give consumers cash incentives to use Weichert’s products to find things like mortgages and insurance. Continue reading

JPAR lowers April franchise fees, hires new growth exec

The growing real estate franchisor announced a Weichert and Regus vet is joining the company as chief growth officer, showing the company is committed to growth even as the industry slows. Continue reading

MyWeichert to empower 13K agents in lead gen, sales and marketing

The companywide technology platform is Weichert’s lead gen and business management solution powered by Inside Real Estate’s kvCORE. Continue reading

How are franchises faring? NAR study digs into the numbers

The Residential Franchise Report compares key metrics between 28 franchises. Keller Williams boasts the most agents, but more agents joined Berkshire Hathaway over the past two years. Continue reading

How are franchises faring? NAR study digs into the numbers

The Residential Franchise Report compares key metrics between 28 franchises. Keller Williams boasts the most agents, but more agents joined Berkshire Hathaway over the past two years. Continue reading

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