Above, Anthony Lamacchia at RISMedia’s 2025 CEO & Leadership Exchange WASHINGTON, D.C.—Capping off three days of high-profile panels, speeches and one-on-ones at RISMedia’s Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, independent broker/owner and national trainer Anthony Lamacchia took the stage in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel on September 5 to deliver a candid and rousing…
Above, from left, at RISMedia’s 2025 CEO & Leadership Exchange, Richard Haggerty, Dan Duffy, Shannon McGahn, Chris Raveis and John Featherston on “The New NAR – How the Association Is Righting the Ship” panel. WASHINGTON D.C.—Dan Duffy, United Real Estate’s CEO and founder, has never been one to mince words. Speaking yesterday on a topic…
Michelle Ressler, former CFO of the Real Brokerage, who sued the company in June for alleged pregnancy discrimination and retaliation, is entering into mediation with her former employer, according to a court filing today. A joint letter signed by one of Real’s lawyers asked a federal judge to pause the case as “the parties have…
Above: NAR General Counsel Jon Waclawski (left) and NAR President Kevin Sears (right) take the stage at the midyear Legislative Meetings in June. What is in a name? For the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), the ubiquitous term for members—coined almost 110 years ago—means a lot. And it should mean a lot for Realtors® themselves,…
Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies who served as the mortgage giant’s CEO for 16 years, is retiring, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Emerson will officially step away at the end of this year, as Rocket continues an M&A spree led by CEO Varun Krishna, who took the reins from Emerson in 2023. A…
In a hearing on Friday, Aug. 15 in the high-stakes Zillow-Compass lawsuit, Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York denied Zillow’s request for an additional witness, while also delaying any potential deposition of Zillow Co-Founder Lloyd Frink, despite claims he has a “unique perspective” on the issues. As the two parties spar…
One of the law firms behind the original commission lawsuits has just announced an “investigation” into “recently uncovered practices” in the real estate industry that allegedly began in 2021—suggesting the possibility of more large-scale legal action against the industry, though so far details remain scarce. However no further details have been released yet, including if…
With a high-stakes trial scheduled for next year, eXp is now also facing two more lawsuits by women who are claiming the company retaliated against them for reporting drug use, sexual assault and other misconduct at company events, offering further details of what previous accusers have described as a culture of abuse, sexual harassment and…
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Broker lawsuit rulings ripple through courts The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) won a pair of major rulings in the ongoing saga of brokers suing over Realtor® membership requirements and MLS access. After…
Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday that current Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller is now the favorite to replace current Fed chair Jerome Powell, with President Donald Trump possibly making an announcement on his choice by the end of the summer. Powell, who has been subjected to withering personal attacks by Trump and other…
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