An unexpected settlement, an unexpected resignation and the unexpected closing of 1,000 stores. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of March 11-15. Miss: NAR’s White Flag. The National Association of Realtors...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has agreed to a $418 million settlement that will resolve a series of lawsuits that challenged its rules on real estate broker commissions. The New York Times reported that it obtained a copy of the settlement, which will be...
The attorneys who scored a $1.8 billion court victory in the Sitzer/Burnett case against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several major brokerage firms appear to be taking a cue from the legendary Willie Sutton and are going where the money is – in this...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: If you’ve been following the kudzu-level spread of lawsuits regarding real estate broker commissions, you might have noticed something interesting regarding the reaction to this litigation. Or to be more precise, the lack of reaction – especially...
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...
Equifax Says Nearly 2,000 Mortgage Firms Used Its VantageScore Offer
