Mr. Cooper faces slew of class action lawsuits after cyberattack

The servicer is facing five separate federal lawsuits over an Oct. 31 cyberattack that knocked out services for days and prevented borrowers from accessing their accounts or paying home loans. Continue reading

Anywhere, RE/MAX commission lawsuit settlements move forward

A judge has granted preliminary approval of the franchisers’ multi-million dollar settlements in Sitzer | Burnett, Moehrl and Nosalek. Final approval may happen next year. Continue reading

New bombshell lawsuit targets Texas Realtor orgs, local teams

A homebuilder and holding company filed the case Monday. But unlike other suits against NAR, this one lists the Texas Association of Realtors and other local organizations as defendants. Continue reading

Compass snags high-performing Rhode Island Sotheby’s team

The Blackstone Team is based in Providence and closed more than $95 million in sales volume last year. The team’s move to Compass comes amid intense competition for top talent. Continue reading

Compass recommits to North Dallas with new office space

The brokerage has signed a lease for a 14,000-square-foot office space in the recently redeveloped HALL Park in Frisco, Texas, in a commitment to future growth in the region. Continue reading

Corcoran expands Houston footprint with new affiliate launch

No one can predict the future, but you can prepare. Find out what to prepare for and pick up the tools you’ll need at the Virtual Inman Connect on Nov. 1-2, 2023. And don’t miss Inman Connect New York on Jan. 23-25, 2024, where AI, capital, and more wi… Continue reading

An agent got creative with a listing. He wasn’t ready for the backlash

Nicholas Greer decided to have some fun with one of his listings. He made a lot of people angry. “I’m just an artist at heart,” he told Inman earlier this week. “I can’t turn that off.” Continue reading

Christie’s International Real Estate welcomes Austin affiliate

The new affiliate is owned and operated by Jerry Mooty, Jr., with Romeo Manzanilla serving as COO and broker of record. The location builds upon Christie’s existing presence in the Texas markets of Dallas and Houston. Continue reading

Pocket listings are thriving 4 years after NAR sought to end practice

Pocket listings are positively overflowing nearly four years after the National Association of Realtors enacted its controversial Clear Cooperation policy to end them, a new Intel analysis shows. Continue reading

‘It must have 16 cabinets’: 6 deals that died for wild and silly reasons

Real estate agents recently revealed to Inman the most unexpected reasons they’ve lost deals — including a fear of snakes, hatred of Glade Plug-ins, bad vibes and, apparently, off-kilter feng shui. Continue reading