
HomeServices Is Dismissed from Batton 1 by Judge Andrea Wood
HomeServices of America, along with three of its subsidiaries, have been dismissed by Judge Andrea Wood from the Batton 1 lawsuit filed by homebuyers.

HomeServices of America, along with three of its subsidiaries, have been dismissed by Judge Andrea Wood from the Batton 1 lawsuit filed by homebuyers.

Utah has now joined the list of states with class action copycat lawsuits filed in the wake of Sitzer/Burnett. A Utah home seller, Dalton Jensen, filed a complaint on February 9, 2024 against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and several real estate brokerages.

Keller Williams announced a settlement they’ve reached in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit for $70 million, cutting the number of defendants down to two: the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Home Services of America.

Explore the highs and lows of the real estate industry in 2023, as Audie Chamberlain shares this year’s biggest PR winners and losers.

Seattle-based Coldwell Banker Danforth has decided not to renew its affiliation with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), starting in 2024, making it the first privately-owned Coldwell Banker franchise in the U.S. to separate from NAR.

Anywhere and RE/MAX have received preliminary court approval for nationwide settlement agreements in the Burnett, Moehrl, and Nosalek antitrust class action lawsuits.

Financial reports for the third quarter of 2023 (Q3 2023) are in for the biggest names in real estate.

This week in BAM (Oct 30–Nov 3) covered the Sitzer/Burnett verdict, Bob Goldberg stepping down, Zillow acquiring Follow Up Boss, Anywhere partnering with RealScout, a Krys Benyamein webinar, and a BAMx mastermind hosted by Byron Lazine.

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

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.

Anywhere Real Estate and RE/MAX have agreed to a proposed settlement in the Nosalek commission antitrust lawsuit.

Tom Toole breaks down three things every real estate agent needs to do in light of the commission lawsuits going to trial.