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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.
February 14, 2024
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.
This week in BAM brings you the BAM Pro Bowl, a massive Homes.com marketing campaign, another drop in NAR membership, a HomeServices petition to the Supreme Court, Ryan Serhant takeaways, strategies to maximize listing opportunities, and more.
HomeServices of America filed a petition on Friday, February 2, 2024, asking the Supreme Court to reject the Sitzer/Burnett trial and its verdict.
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.
Nykia Wright, Interim CEO for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) issued a video statement to “set the record straight” on commissions, rival associations, and agent services.
Attorneys for the National Association of Realtors filed documents on January 23 supporting the consolidation of class-action commission lawsuits but arguing for the inclusion of all 19 national lawsuits and requesting a new venue, preferably Illinois or Texas.
This week in BAM, we have NAR president Tracy Kasper stepping down, 3 new copycat lawsuits, 2 new programs from Real Brokerage, a 1-question email you should send out, an Instagram Story hack, a 4-step prospecting plan, 3 mailers that convert, and more.
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 New York Times article suggests the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is losing its grip on the industry, while Jason Haber, founder of the NAR Accountability Group, lays the groundwork for an alternative association for real estate professionals.
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.
During a telephonic status hearing on Wednesday (11/29/23), Judge Andrea R. Wood said she would be able to try the Moehrl case in the fourth quarter of 2024, despite objections from NAR.
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