by | Jan 16, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
@properties | Christie’s International Real Estate—the largest residential real estate brokerage firm in Illinois and the eighth largest in the U.S.—is the latest in real estate to face a class action lawsuit involving commissions in the wake of Burnett vs. NAR. The...
by | Jan 15, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
With somber music playing in the background, new National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) President Kevin Sears addressed members for the first time in a short video Jan. 11, lamenting previous President Tracy Kasper’s recent resignation and the Burnett trial outcome,...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Two class-action lawsuits filed within the last month echo the Sitzer V. Burnett case decided in Kansas City in 2023, wherein a jury ruled on behalf of plaintiffs that the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) buyer-broker commission rule constitutes a conspiracy...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Inflation saw another small rise in December, continuing the 0.1% rise seen in November. Following the two recent consecutive pauses in rate hikes from the Fed, economists feel that this reading reflects the Fed’s sentiments that interest rates will not see any...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The REALTORS® Relief Foundation, created to provide housing assistance following natural disasters and crises, has announced REALTOR® Gregory Hrabcak’s election as the new vice president. David Legaz, from Flushing, New York, and JoAnne Poole, from Baltimore,...