NAR Financials Revealed: Executive Salaries, Legal Expenses and Dues Revenue
As the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) seeks to execute what the organization has described as a significant and broad-based...
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eXp Denies Fraud Charge as Plaintiffs Cite Evidence That Sexual Assault Claims Were Not Investigated
In the late stages of a lawsuit against eXp alleging the brokerage allowed and covered up sexual assaults at company...
DOJ Settles Price-Fixing Lawsuit With RealPage
RealPage, one of the largest property management software companies in the country, is settling an antitrust lawsuit with the Department...
Court Report: Compass-Zillow Hearing Lays Groundwork for Listing Battle; Brokers Seize on MLS Policy Changes
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate....
Brokers Suing NAR Say MLS Policy Changes Are ‘Admission’ of Illegality
After the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) made comprehensive updates to MLS policies—saying that most are meant to “modernize” and...
Lawsuit Targeting Zillow Cites ‘Confidential Witnesses’ with New Allegations
In a class-action lawsuit focused on Zillow’s mortgage referral and fee structures, plaintiffs just added a bevy of new accusations,...
Samuelson Takes the Stand at Hearing, Addresses Using New Listing Rules as ‘Deterrence’
NEW YORK CITY–As the afternoon session of the Compass-Zillow preliminary injunction hearing got underway in courtroom 14C at the Daniel...
MRED Doubles Down on Private Listings Despite Zillow Pressure
A little over a week after Zillow sought to clarify its discussions with Chicago-based Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) over...
Lawsuit: Zillow ‘Fundamentally Cheating’ by Pressuring Agents to Use In-House Lender
Zillow is facing a second proposed class-action lawsuit in as many months, as lawyers seeking to represent Zillow mortgage customers...
Defying Seasonal Slump, Brokers Optimistic as Markets Shift Toward Buyers
There is no quantitative, universally recognized definition of a “buyer’s market” or a “seller’s market.” But that shouldn’t stop real...
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