Rejoice! NAR’s settlement receives final approval

Rejoice! NAR’s settlement receives final approval

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the real estate industry at large have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Judge Stephen Bough of the U.S. District Court in Kansas City,... Read more »
DOJ, Nutter Home Loans reach .4M settlement over False Claims Act allegations

DOJ, Nutter Home Loans reach $2.4M settlement over False Claims Act allegations

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it has secured a $2.4 million settlement from James B. Nutter & Co., aka Nutter Home Loans, to resolve allegations that the... Read more »
Game of chicken: Private MLSs stare down DOJ over settlement terms

Game of chicken: Private MLSs stare down DOJ over settlement terms

Dawn Pfaff is a free-market evangelist, and that informs how she runs MyState MLS. The privately owned multiple listing service has taken a laissez faire approach since its launch in 2009, as... Read more »
’Where the rubber meets the road’: New Hampshire brokers reflect on the NAR settlement

’Where the rubber meets the road’: New Hampshire brokers reflect on the NAR settlement

For agents in New Hampshire, this week marks two months since PrimeMLS, the state’s multiple listing service, implemented the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit... Read more »
NAR Settlement Rattles Top Luxury Realtors in Beverly Hills

NAR Settlement Rattles Top Luxury Realtors in Beverly Hills

A home nestled high up in the zigzags of sprawling Beverly Hills estates played backdrop last week for some of the area’s top agents to debate, hypothesize and agonize over the latest... Read more »
DOJ, Nutter Home Loans reach .4M settlement over False Claims Act allegations

DOJ will intervene in NAR’s commission lawsuit settlement: KBW analysts

Analysts at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods believe that the Department of Justice will intervene in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit after receiving the green light to reopen its investigation into the National... Read more »
Forget The NAR Settlement. New Development Transactions Still Pay

Forget The NAR Settlement. New Development Transactions Still Pay

Join the movement at Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30 – Aug. 1! Seize the moment to take charge of the next era in real estate. Through immersive experiences, innovative formats and... Read more »
Zillow or CoStar? NAR settlement terms could determine a winner

Zillow or CoStar? NAR settlement terms could determine a winner

Stock performance In the hours after the bombshell news of the settlement, residential real estate stocks went on a roller-coaster ride. Like all of the publicly traded brokerages, Zillow Group saw its... Read more »
Forget The NAR Settlement. New Development Transactions Still Pay

Barbara Corcoran On The $418M NAR Settlement: It’s ‘Not A Big Deal’

Corcoran told Yahoo! Finance she doesn’t believe the effects of the settlement will be as earth-shattering as many make them out to be, but that “the confusion it’s causing is amazing.” Join... Read more »
Opinion: Debunking the NAR settlement myths

Opinion: Debunking the NAR settlement myths

Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement agreement in the Sitzer Burnett case that would take effect in July. For those who missed the declarations that this outcome... Read more »