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NAR Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson is ‘stepping down’

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After a decade leading the trade group’s legal team — including through sexual harassment scandals and numerous anti-trust commission lawsuits — Johnson is leaving. Continue reading →

Josh Sitzer, plaintiff in commission case, launches à la carte platform

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Landian, a flat-fee and à la carte brokerage, offers $49 tours and $199 for written offers to sellers, but the real bombshell may be Sitzer’s involvement so soon after the $5B Sitzer | Burnett verdict. Continue reading →

A brave new world awaits the real estate industry. Are you prepared?

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Beginning Saturday, new rules around commissions take effect, paving the way for the biggest shift in real estate in at least a generation. It’s a brave new world, and it begins this weekend. Continue reading →

HomeServices commission settlement gets prelim approval

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HomeServices previously agreed to pay $250 million to settle various commission suits. A final approval hearing is set for November. Continue reading →

Zillow to offer short-term ‘non-exclusive’ touring contracts

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The new touring agreements will last seven days and are a response to terms contained in recent commission lawsuit settlements. Continue reading →

Court weighs $4.7B Sitzer ruling against last holdout HomeServices

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Sitzer | Burnett plaintiffs asked the court to order the Berkshire Hathaway affiliate to pay most of the nearly $5.4 billion damages award after NAR, Keller Williams, Anywhere and RE/MAX settle. Continue reading →

Howard Hanna dismissed from mother of all commission suits

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Howard Hanna had been one of several defendants in a case known as Batton 2, which was brought by homebuyers and has a much larger scope than some better-known cases. Continue reading →

Nevada homeseller files yet another commission lawsuit

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Angela Boykin is suing over a home sale from 2022. Her case is the second such recent lawsuit out of Nevada, and adds to the growing number of cases that have followed the Sitzer | Burnett verdict . Continue reading →

‘The vibe is pretty good’ as first earnings season of 2024 kicks off

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Ahead of Q4 earnings this week and next, analysts are narrowing in on the future — and pleased by lower rates and a healthier economy as it rebounds from the final months of 2023. Continue reading →

Zillow revenue rises in Q4 as Barton touts portal’s ‘household name’

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Despite a slower market, Zillow saw revenue from its residential, rental and mortgage business rise in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to an earnings call Tuesday. Continue reading →