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Court upholds $6.75M award for graffiti destroyed at 5Pointz

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Twenty-one artists will be awarded $6.75 million seven years after suing developer Gerald Wolkoff for whitewashing their work at graffiti art mecca 5Pointz. Continue reading →

Agent switcheroo sees Compass, Sotheby’s swapping notable teams

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Atlanta agent Jere Metcalf is returning to Sotheby’s after leaving for Compass in 2018. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C. agent Marc Fleisher is leaving Sotheby’s for Compass. Continue reading →

Zillow Group hit with second class-action lawsuit over Premier Agent

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Filed in the Southern District of New York, the federal suit claims that Premier Agent encourages dual agency and violates a New York State antitrust law. Continue reading →

Wife can’t perform ‘spousal duties’ after fall at home showing: Suit

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Lisa and Marc Primeau are suing HomeSmart, Keller Williams and a pair of Orange County, California, brokers after the woman says she fell on an uneven patio. Continue reading →

DOJ files statement of interest in larger buyer broker lawsuit

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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest Monday in the Moehrl class action buyer broker commission lawsuit. The statement mirrors one filed last week in the class-action lawsuit filed by Joshua Sitzer and other plaintiffs, and indic… Continue reading →

GeoCV winding down operations, tech team joining Russian firm

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The 3D imaging company’s business staffers will likely be ‘looking for new opportunities,’ its CEO said, while software engineers are headed to Occipital in Moscow. Continue reading →

Antitrust lawsuits will doom consumers: Transparency is key

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Requiring buyers to pay for their agent’s commission would force consumers onto the horns of dilemma. There’s a better way. Continue reading →

IBM sues Zillow over multiple charges of patent infringement

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IBM is suing real estate tech giant Zillow over seven charges of patent infringement related to a host of computer processes that Zillow uses to run its website. Continue reading →

Compass launches new consumer search tools, says IPO ‘likely’

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Robert Reffkin announced Monday that Compass has new, artificial intelligence-driven tools that will give consumers home recommendations and let them collaborate with their agents. Continue reading →