Defendants in the Sitzer/Burnett class action lawsuit, which deals with buyer brokers’ commissions, are facing two fewer claims. On Monday, plaintiffs in the Sitzer/Burnett suit filed an unopposed motion for dismissal of the state law claims pled in their third amended complaint. Stephen R. Bough, a U.S. District Court Judge in Kansas City, issued a […]
Chris Lim is stepping down as Christie’s International Real Estate president. Natalie Hamrick and Kevin Van Eck will share the role.
The real estate appraisal is one of the last hurdles to clear before closing, and it can leave a deal dead in the water.
As part of the group’s “National Day of Action,” NAR Accountability Project leaders and local officials protested in front of NAR’s Chicago headquarters demanding major changes.
Real estate brokerage RE/MAX became the second firm to settle two class-action lawsuits that take aim at buyer broker commissions. It could open the floodgates.
In today’s episode of RealTrending, we speak with Tom Wilkins, broker-owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins Associates in Pennsylvania. Wilkins was the first BHGRE affiliate. Find out from Wilkins, who has more than two decades worth of practical knowledge, how he found success in property management and relocation, along with residential real estate. Wilkins’s […]
As the median U.S. home sale price rose 3% year over year to $420,846 in August, buyers pulled out of agreements
Insurance executive Jawed Barna will succeed Sven Odia as the CEO of international luxury real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers, the company announced Thursday.
I have spoken numerous times over the past 35 years about the fairness and efficiency of what I refer to as the Realtor marketplace, which is a combination of a multiple listing service with Realtor association oversight, supported by a majority of brokerage firms and sales agents. The provision of abundant information with rules that govern […]
Our way of honoring first responders is by educating our podcast listeners, readers and coaching clients in the real estate industry about how to help those who helped all of us and are still being of service every day. We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who have our backs in times of need. One of […]
