EXCLUSIVE: Compass clients signal legal action against NWMLS

A new website soliciting plaintiffs for a possible class-action suit against the Washington MLS asks homeowners if they’ve sold in the state and seen “a price drop or significant days on market.” Continue reading

New York broker sues Zillow, saying StreetEasy ‘masked’ his listings

George T. Spyridakis, an associate broker with eXp Realty, alleged Zillow’s StreetEasy allowed multiple brokers to list the same unit on the platform, effectively hiding it from public view. Continue reading

A broker left out of NAR settlement gets candid: ‘I’m still pissed’

First Team CEO Michele Harrington’s company just settled a commission suit. But while speaking to Inman, she was critical of the way the suits, and NAR’s involvement, have played out. Continue reading

Move transfers ‘fake leads’ lawsuit to federal court

Move’s counsel filed a Notice of Removal on Tuesday to move the class action suit against it from state to federal court. The lawsuit claims Move knowingly sold unvetted and fraudulent leads to agents through its network. Continue reading

NYC law firm mulls class action lawsuit against Realogy

The New York City-based law firm that previously filed a class action lawsuit against Zillow is putting Realogy in its crosshairs. Continue reading

Zillow employee slams ‘illegal commission structure’ in lawsuit

A Zillow Group employee has filed a class-action lawsuit, alleging ongoing labor code violations, including failure to pay overtime wages. Continue reading

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

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