by | Dec 6, 2023 | Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Another week, another commission lawsuit (or three). As bigger, national lawsuits continue to move slowly through the courts, attorneys in three states have decided to emulate the plaintiffs in Burnett, and bring very similar claims—that REALTOR® associations are...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Technically, the MLS industry was not on trial last October, as recent homesellers accused the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and big brokerages of conspiring to inflate commissions, winning a landmark ruling and a $1.8 billion judgment. Effectively, however,...
by | Dec 4, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. The last couple weeks were anything but quiet in the courtroom, with some major developments in several...
by | Dec 1, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
On December 1, a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court heard oral arguments from lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) regarding a shuttered antitrust investigation ahead of a decision that could potentially...
by | Dec 1, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
If there’s one thing Burnett vs. the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) proved over and above the verdict, it’s that federal class action lawsuits move at a glacial pace, taking years and years to go from the original filing of a case to the appeals conclusion....