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Real Estate News

Grant Cardone on Sitzer/Burnett Verdict: “The Judge Got it Completely Wrong”

Grant Cardone shared a green screen detailing his thoughts on the Sitzer/Burnett verdict, which he said was “completely wrong.”

November 3, 2023

Real Estate News

Anywhere Announces New Partnership with RealScout

Anywhere Real Estate (fka Realogy) has announced a new partnership with RealScout — an indispensable lead nurturing tool for agents, teams, and brokerages.

November 3, 2023

Real Estate News

What Does Zillow’s Acquisition of FUB Mean for Agents?

Brad Acree shares his take on Zillow’s acquisition of Follow Up Boss. drawing from his experience working at dotloop before it was acquired by Zillow.

November 3, 2023

bob goldberg steps down as NAR CEO, interim ceo nykia wright announced

Real Estate News

Bob Goldberg Steps Down as NAR CEO, Nykia Wright Announced as Interim CEO

The National Association of Realtors announced today that Nykia Wright will step in as Interim CEO, starting November 20, 2023. Bob Goldberg will serve as an executive consultant to NAR to support the transition.

November 2, 2023

Real Estate News

Zillow To Acquire Follow Up Boss

Zillow has entered into an agreement to acquire Follow Up Boss, an industry leading customer relationship management tool (CRM) for real estate agents.

November 1, 2023

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Real Estate News

What’s Next For The Real Estate Industry? Reactions to the Sitzer/Burnett Verdict

Minutes after the jury of the Sitzer/Burnett trial returned from two hours and 28 minutes of deliberation to issue its verdict, Byron Lazine started a live broadcast to share the breaking news. Here are the highlights.

November 1, 2023

Real Estate News

The Verdict Is In: The Sitzer/Burnett Jury Awards Plaintiffs $1.785 Billion

After less than three hours of deliberation, the jury for the Sitzer/Burnett trial issued a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, finding the defendants guilty of a conspiracy to keep and enforce the cooperative compensation rule. Plaintiffs won $1.785 billion in damages.

October 31, 2023

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Real Estate News

Closing Arguments Complete: Day 11 of Sitzer/Burnett

On October 30, Day 11 of Sitzer/Burnett, attorneys for the plaintiffs and defense gave their closing arguments and rebuttal.

October 31, 2023

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Real Estate News

Gary Keller Takes the Stand as Defense Wraps Up Their Case: Day 10 of Sitzer/Burnett

On Friday, October 27, Day 10 of Sitzer/Burnett, Gary Keller, co-founder of Keller Williams, took the stand and remained there for much of the day’s proceedings. Closing arguments are expected to begin today (Monday, October 30).

October 30, 2023

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Agent Marketing

This Week in BAM: A New Settlement, Scripts for Sellers, and the AI Plugin that’s Changing YouTube

This week, BAM covered Week 2 of the Sitzer/Burnett trial, a new settlement for RE/MAX and Anywhere, new tech reveals from Real RISE 2023, the real estate industry’s PR problem, the AI plugin that’s changing YouTube, and 9 scripts to use with sellers.

October 28, 2023

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Real Estate News

Homeowner’s Nightmare: House Mistakenly Demolished by Haul Company

A woman in Atlanta came back from vacation to find a house she owned had been mistakenly demolished by a haul company. She’s waiting for the company to fix the situation.

October 27, 2023

Stefan Swanepoel and Expert Witness on Cooperative Compensation: Day 9 of Sitzer/Burnett

On Day 9 of the Sitzer/Burnett trial, defendants called additional witnesses to the stand, including David Stevens, former Federal Housing Commissioner, T3Group founder Stefan Swanepoel, and Dr. Lawrence Wu, an economist and expert witness.

October 27, 2023