The Department of Justice has made its first foray into the growing number of lawsuits regarding real estate commissions by asking a federal judge in Boston to reject a consumer settlement between a group of home sellers and a multiple listing service. Reuters is...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a $12 million settlement that resolves an enforcement suit brought 10 years ago against a foreclosure relief operation that the agency identified as a scam. In May 2014, the CFPB filed a complaint against...
Keller Williams announced it has agreed to a $70 million settlement in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit that challenged the commission structure of real estate professionals. Company founder and Executive Chairman Gary Keller announced the settlement in an internal email,...
Michael V. Shustek, CEO of Las Vegas-based Vestin Mortgage LLC, has announced the resolution of a civil case brought against him and his company by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2021. The SEC accused Shustek and Vestin Mortgage of defrauding...
RE/MAX (NASDAQ:RMAX) and Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) respectively announced they received preliminary approval from a Missouri court of their settlements in the Burnett, Moehrl and Nosalek class action lawsuits, as well for similar claims on a nationwide...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
