Second copycat commission lawsuit filed against REBNY

Second copycat commission lawsuit filed against REBNY

The Real Estate Board of New York is now fighting a second copycat commission lawsuit. Like the March suit, filed in early November, just days after a Missouri jury found the National... Read more »
Second copycat commission lawsuit filed against REBNY

A commission lawsuit is filed in Arizona. But NAR isn’t the target

The wave of commission lawsuits have arrived in Arizona. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. District Court in Arizona, Joseph Masiello, an Arizona resident and home seller, accuses several... Read more »
Second copycat commission lawsuit filed against REBNY

Illinois homebuyer files commission lawsuit against @properties

With four commission lawsuits in play, Illinois currently holds the title for the most commission lawsuits in one state. In addition to the long running Moehrl commission lawsuit, as well as the... Read more »
Final approval hearing date set for RE/MAX, Anywhere commission lawsuit settlements

Final approval hearing date set for RE/MAX, Anywhere commission lawsuit settlements

A date for the final approval conference for RE/MAX’s and Anywhere’s settlement agreements in the Sitzer/Burnett, Moehrl and Nosalek commission lawsuits has finally been set. The conference is slated for Thursday, May... Read more »
HousingWire to host commission lawsuit debate between Ketchmark and Lamacchia

HousingWire to host commission lawsuit debate between Ketchmark and Lamacchia

On Jan. 26, HousingWire will host a virtual debate between Michael Ketchmark, the plaintiffs’ attorney in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, and Anthony Lamacchia, CEO of Lamacchia Realty and an outspoken advocate for... Read more »
Second copycat commission lawsuit filed against REBNY

Q1 AgentPulse survey: Agents aren’t yet fielding commission lawsuit questions

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. The survey, which... Read more »

Real estate agents are bracing for the impact of the commission lawsuits

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions... Read more »

Mortgage rates — not commission lawsuits — will be the story in 2024 for publicly traded brokerages

There is no question that the headline of the year in 2023 for many publicly traded brokerages was the commission lawsuits. But in 2024, industry analysts believe mortgage rates will be the... Read more »
HousingWire to host commission lawsuit debate between Ketchmark and Lamacchia

Moehrl commission lawsuit defendants file motion for summary judgement

The three remaining defendants in the Moehrl commission lawsuit filed a joint motion for summary judgement on Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America, have asked judge... Read more »
HousingWire to host commission lawsuit debate between Ketchmark and Lamacchia

NAR president vows to continue to fight commission lawsuits

In her first national interview since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, National Association of Realtors (NAR) president Tracy Kasper... Read more »