47 Texas real estate firms, associations get hit with second commission lawsuit

47 Texas real estate firms, associations get hit with second commission lawsuit

As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. A copycat commission lawsuit filed on Thursday by home sellers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accuses... Read more »
Mortgage trade group CHLA is concerned about commission lawsuit lending impacts

Mortgage trade group CHLA is concerned about commission lawsuit lending impacts

Mortgage industry trade group Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is urging government agencies to begin to have conversations surrounding the impact of the jury verdict and potential court ruling in the... Read more »
How to empower agents and grow your brand in the wake of commission lawsuits

How to empower agents and grow your brand in the wake of commission lawsuits

We’ve all experienced that liberating feeling when you confront a serious issue with an honest and open conversation. It’s like a weight lifted off your shoulders, right?  Well, those are the types... Read more »
More local brokerages added to Georgia commission lawsuit defendant list

More local brokerages added to Georgia commission lawsuit defendant list

An amended complaint in the Phillips copycat commission lawsuit filed on Wednesday in northern Georgia names a slew of additional defendants, as well as three new plaintiffs. Originally filed in late November,... Read more »
Copycat commission lawsuits filed in Florida, Pennsylvania

Copycat commission lawsuits filed in Florida, Pennsylvania

More home sellers on the East Coast are getting in on the commission lawsuit action. Plaintiffs in Florida and Pennsylvania filed lawsuits on Monday, accusing real estate industry players of allegedly colluding... Read more »
REBNY vows to fight copycat commission lawsuit

REBNY vows to fight copycat commission lawsuit

In the face of a copycat commission lawsuit, the Real Estate Board of New York has vowed to fight. In an email blast sent to REBNY members, the New York City real... Read more »
Moehrl commission lawsuit trial not expected until end of 2024

Moehrl commission lawsuit trial not expected until end of 2024

If you are waiting on another commission lawsuit trial, it looks like you will be waiting a while. Judge Andrea R. Wood of the U.S. District Court in Chicago indicated this past... Read more »
New Georgia copycat commission lawsuit names Atlanta-area firms

New Georgia copycat commission lawsuit names Atlanta-area firms

The copycat commission lawsuits have spread to the Southeast. On Wednesday, home seller plaintiffs in northern Georgia filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate... Read more »
Opinion: Brokerage economics and the .8B damages in the commission lawsuit

Opinion: Brokerage economics and the $1.8B damages in the commission lawsuit

While reading about the $1.8 billion dollar damages claim assessed against the National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices, I wondered what impact this could have economically on the industry. I... Read more »
Court approves Anywhere, RE/MAX commission lawsuit settlements

Court approves Anywhere, RE/MAX commission lawsuit settlements

RE/MAX and Anywhere Real Estate can breathe a sigh of relief. The two corporate brokerages have received preliminary approval of their settlement agreements in the Sitzer/Burnett, Moehrl and Nosalek commission lawsuits. Judge... Read more »