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Compass in $57.5 Million Settlement Over Commission Charges

Compass in $57.5 Million Settlement Over Commission Charges

by Phil Hall | Mar 22, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Compass Inc. (NYSE:COMP) has agreed to a $57.5 million settlement that will resolve allegations that it conspired to maintain inflated real estate commissions. In a statement, the company said the settlement would not “materially impact its future operations but...
NAREB Seeks to Prepare Members for Changes to Real Estate Commissions

NAREB Seeks to Prepare Members for Changes to Real Estate Commissions

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), which represents the interests of more than 100,000 Black real estate professionals, is preparing its member agents and brokers for the post-Sitzer/Barnett environment created with the National Association of...
Redfin Expands Sign & Save Program for Homebuyers

Redfin Expands Sign & Save Program for Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Mar 12, 2024 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Seattle-headquartered brokerage Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) has expanded its Sign & Save program to more than a dozen markets including Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Diego and San Francisco. According to the company, homebuyers who participate in the...
And Yet One More Broker Commission Lawsuit is Filed, This Time in Utah

And Yet One More Broker Commission Lawsuit is Filed, This Time in Utah

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The chain of copycat lawsuits over real estate broker commissions has expanded to Utah, which has become the 13th state where the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and leading brokerages are being sued over how brokers are paid. On Feb. 9, Dalton K. Jensen filed...
Survey: 42% of Sellers Didn’t Know They Pay the Buyer’s Agent’s Commission

Survey: 42% of Sellers Didn’t Know They Pay the Buyer’s Agent’s Commission

by Phil Hall | Nov 21, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

In the wake of the ongoing legal controversy involving real estate agent commissions and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a new survey by Clever Real Estate found many Americans were unaware of how agents get paid. In a nationwide poll of 1,000 adults,...
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