Big Brokerages Shift Gears in Latest Commission Suit Response
On Feb. 26 a handful of real estate giants, including Compass, Redfin, United Real Estate and Douglas Elliman responded for...
Posts by Jesse Williams
Buyer Lawsuit Could Spill Into 2027 With No Settlements in Sight
In the wake of a significant but expected ruling by a federal judge allowing class-action claims by recent homebuyers against...
Judge Removes HomeServices, Two States From Mega Buyer Suit
In a split decision Feb. 20, the judge overseeing the goliath buyer-side commission case dismissed some state-level claims by plaintiffs—and...
Homes.com Targeting $10 Billion in Subscriptions as CoStar Puts ‘Pedal to the Floor’
CoStar-owned Homes.com has remained a ubiquitous presence across television broadcasts, internet browsers and radio airwaves over the last couple weeks,...
DOJ Calls for “Decoupled” Commissions in Rebuke of Lawsuit Settlement
In a lengthy and methodical court filing late last night, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) excoriated a recently...
New Commission Lawsuit Scrutinizes Buyer Agents
Utah is the latest state to be on the receiving end of a Burnett copycat commission lawsuit, as recent homesellers...
5 Ways to Deal With, Dispute and Disengage From the Negativity
Real estate agents have long struggled with an image problem. Whether you blame the media, a few bad apples, a...
‘On-Fire’ Lawsuits, the DOJ and Sleeping With Contracts: RISMedia Panel Digs Deep Into Legal Landscape
Editor’s Note: Webinar below is available to RISMedia Premier members. Premier members get full access to Webinar replays as well...
Confidence in 2024 Surges as Brokers Shake Off Winter Blues
We’re still in the throes of winter, mortgage rates are still more than double what they were during 2020-21, and...
HomeServices Urges Supreme Court to Intervene in Commission Lawsuits
As other brokerages facing commission lawsuits have sought out settlements one by one, HomeServices of America, which remains a defendant...
Best Days (and Hours) for Cold Calling, Door Knocking and Everything Else
Two hours of door-knocking one week might land you half a dozen hot leads, while a similar session the next week leaves you empty handed with ears ringing from all the door slammed in your face. Read more.
Business Tip of the Day provided by
