
Ketchmark vs Lamacchia: A Breakdown of the Debate
This week on The Real Word, Notorious ROB joined Byron Lazine to discuss the HousingWire debate between Michael Ketchmark and Anthony Lamacchia.

This week on The Real Word, Notorious ROB joined Byron Lazine to discuss the HousingWire debate between Michael Ketchmark and Anthony Lamacchia.

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.

Lawyers in Missouri filed the Umpa lawsuit on behalf of U.S. home sellers, on December 27. Defendants include the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and more than a dozen brokerages, including, for the first time, The Real Brokerage.

A class-action antitrust lawsuit, known as the Phillips suit, has been filed by home sellers in Georgia, targeting both local and national real estate companies, including the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The Hot Sheet recap for March 27th-31st covers Black Knight’s appraisal alternative, housing market affordability, the latest on the Moehrl v. NAR commissions lawsuit, what consumers want in an agent, and slowing rent growth.

On Wednesday, a federal judge granted class action status to home sellers accusing NAR, Anywhere, HomeServices of America, RE/MAX and Keller Williams of inflating seller costs. This is the second commissions lawsuit against NAR to turn into a class action.