by Beth McGuire | Oct 30, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
KANSAS CITY—Closing arguments in the landmark Burnett class action case were presented to an eight-person jury yesterday, with the possibility of a verdict that could rock the industry coming as early as today. The plaintiffs’ case hinges on convincing a jury that the...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 30, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The core personal consumption expenditures (CPE) price index, a key measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve, increased 0.3% as expected last month, according to the latest report from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Additionally, the...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 30, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
KANSAS CITY— In the Burnett case, where recent homesellers have sought to prove that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and several big brokerages conspired over rules that inflated commissions, it is all coming down to an eight-member jury. The defense is...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 27, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
As the defense was expected to wrap up its testimony Friday, and with closing arguments set to come as early as Monday, real estate’s “trial of the century” has had industry professionals glued to their seats to find out how the jury will come down on the fate of...
by Beth McGuire | Oct 26, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Home Improvement, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Wednesday’s most consequential courtroom moments during the ongoing commissions trial took place without the jury present when Judge Stephen R. Bough ruled against a petition for a mistrial—requested by the defense after the plaintiff’s played a surprise...