Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Top Agent Network (TAN) is not backing down in its antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR). After being dismissed with prejudice in 2021 after a lower court ruled that... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Side seeks to dismiss Texas copycat commission suit

While many brokerages have made the decision in recent weeks to settle the commission lawsuits, white-label brokerage Side is taking a different tack. On Friday, the firm filed a motion to dismiss... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Virginia Realtors CEO Terrie Suit is retiring

Terrie Suit, who served as CEO of Virginia Realtors for the past 11 years, has announced her retirement, according to a company announcement on Friday. Virginia Realtors, which has a membership base... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Judge denies HomeServices’ motion to decertify the class in Sitzer/Burnett suit

HomeServices of America, the remaining defendant in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, suffered another blow on Tuesday. In a filing, Judge Stephen Bough, who oversaw the Sitzer/Burnett trial in Oct. 2023, denied the... Read more »
HomeServices faces possible damages of .7B in Sitzer/Burnett suit

HomeServices faces possible damages of $4.7B in Sitzer/Burnett suit

As the final defendant left in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, it appears that HomeServices of America may be left holding the bag for the vast majority of the damages in the case.... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Liberty Reverse Mortgage hit with class-action suit alleging violation of California labor laws

Liberty Reverse Mortgage, a top 10 reverse mortgage lender owned by Ocwen Financial Corp. and its subsidiary PHH Mortgage Corp., allegedly violated California labor laws by failing to provide employees with rest... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Federal judge says suit against UWM’s ‘All-In’ initiative should be dismissed

A lawsuit against the “All-In” initiative at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) should be dismissed, a federal judge said, citing inadequate evidence to prove accusations against the lender.  Florida-based Okavage Group sued UWM... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

CFPB settles decade-old foreclosure relief scam enforcement suit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday announced that it has reached a settlement with four attorneys and their company, Consumer First Legal Group, over a long-running enforcement case regarding what... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Nevada plaintiff adds 15 brokerages to commission suit

Nevada’s unusual commission lawsuit is no longer so unusual. When the copycat commission suit was initially filed in early January by Nevada home seller Nathaniel Whaley, the complaint named just Realtor associations... Read more »
Top Agent Network renews antitrust suit aimed at NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy

Judge sets pretrial deadlines in Texas Capital suit against Ginnie Mae

Should either party in this suit wish for others to join the litigation, such motions must be filed by Feb. 16. More crucially, the magistrate judge has instructed the bank and Ginnie... Read more »