Real estate investors are unloading homes at record clip to stem losses

In 2024, investors drove 11 percent of all U.S. home sales — the highest share in more than two decades. That translates to nearly 509,000 properties sold, according to data released Tuesday by Realtor.com. Continue reading

Motto Mortgage opens new offices in Texas, Florida and Missouri

Since peaking at 246 offices in Q4 2023, RE/MAX’s mortgage franchising business has experienced declines for five consecutive quarters. Continue reading

EXp, Weichert win preliminary commission settlement approval

The companies settled in a case known as Hooper. Their settlements have been the subject of months of legal wrangling over allegations that they shopped around for the best deal. Continue reading

NAR’s new law firm for antitrust suits charges up to $3K an hour

The trade group has replaced Cooley with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in the Moehrl and Gibson cases, a law firm that has represented NAR for years in other antitrust cases. Continue reading

Berkshire Hathaway, Crye-Leike attempts to transfer case denied

The denial by Judge Stephen Bough is the latest in a string of court losses for the two remaining real estate companies that have yet to reach settlement agreements in homeseller commission cases. Continue reading

Hanna Holdings agrees to settle commission suit after court battle

The company was among the remaining large brokerages that had yet to reach a settlement agreement before it announced it had reached settlement terms on Friday. Continue reading

Hanna Holdings lawyers dispute judge’s recollection in recusal spat

Judge Stephen Bough refused to recuse himself from a case involving Hanna Holdings, saying their attorneys already had a chance to flag an apparent conflict. Hanna attorneys say it’s not true. Continue reading

Zillow Showcase listings get marketing bump with analytics

Available to agents whose sellers’ properties are leveraging Showcase, the insights dashboard is designed with transparency in mind, allowing agents to unravel which home features may be leading to more online attention. Continue reading

Zillow Showcase listings get marketing bump with analytics

Available to agents whose sellers’ properties are leveraging Showcase, the insights dashboard is designed with transparency in mind, allowing agents to unravel which home features may be leading to more online attention. Continue reading

Crye-Leike wants Gibson antitrust suit transferred to its home turf

Firm joins fellow defendants Hanna Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway Energy in arguing that Judge Stephen R. Bough’s Missouri court is not the appropriate venue for the commission case. Continue reading