by | Oct 31, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The Burnett vs. NAR trial verdict is in, with the plaintiffs emerging victorious, and the defendants having been found guilty of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions. It’s a result that could have serious, historic and long-lasting ramifications for the...
by | Oct 31, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Plaintiffs’ Lead Attorney Files New, Nationwide Lawsuit Against ‘Remaining Large Corporate Real Estate Companies’ Minutes After Verdict Is Handed Down KANSAS CITY—After four years working its way slowly through the federal judicial system and two...
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 | Oct 30, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
For Steven Fase II, president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate, Northern Indiana Real Estate, Tomie Raines REALTORS® and Executive Realty, real estate has always been a family business. “Our company was founded by my grandpa in 1953 under 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 | Oct 30, 2023 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The appraisal, either from the buyer or seller’s standpoint, is a point in a real estate transaction full of pitfalls. Technical complexities, consumer expectations, personal biases and tight timing all combine to potentially sink an otherwise agreeable sale. While...