The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and its CEO Nykia Wright have broadly acknowledged that things within the trade organization need to change. And while the trade group and its leadership team have taken steps in that direction, meeting with members across the country and pushing for improved transparency through efforts via its 2026-2028 Strategic […]
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A group of brokers has banded together in hopes of inciting change at the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Pro-Agent Restore Trust in NAR Working Group was formed in April 2025 and has 15 members, according to Real Estate News, which first reported the story. The group consists of CEOs and other leaders at
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In August 2024, as many in the real estate industry prepared for the terms of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement to go into effect, industry professionals began wondering how agents would handle breached buyer agency agreements and if lawsuits would ensue. Fast forward 13 months, and this issue has become
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The slew of defendants in the Zea antitrust lawsuit filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have been busy rejecting the lawsuit’s claims. On Wednesday, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit, as well as a response in opposition to plaintiff Jorge A. Zea’s motion for preliminary injunction. Filed in August in the
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For more than a decade, Fred Glick has been on a mission to shake up how Americans buy and sell homes. As founder of Arrivva — a California-based real estate and mortgage brokerage — Glick said his company’s fixed-fee model offers a transparent alternative to the traditional commission system. “People think because we’re not charging
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Over two years after the agreement was first announced, the settlement between MLS Property Information Network and the Nosalek commission lawsuit plaintiffs has received final approval. Judge Patti B. Saris, who has overseen the entire approval process for the settlement, granted final approval to the settlement after a hearing on Monday. Judge Saris of U.S.
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The objection deadline in the final approval process for commission lawsuit settlements reached by eXp World Holdings and Weichert Realtors in the Hooper commission lawsuit brought out several familiar names for those who have closely followed the commission lawsuit saga. On Friday, the Gibson home seller commission lawsuit plaintiffs, Don Gibson, Jeremy Keel and Daniel
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Zillow’s legal workload became even heavier on Friday when homebuyer Alucard Taylor filed a class action lawsuit against the real estate behemoth over its Premier Agent and Flex programs. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges both the Washington Consumer Protection Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
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Zillow is facing yet another lawsuit. Filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the lawsuit alleges that the portal tricks consumers into using agents affiliated with Zillow through its Flex and Premier Agent programs, resulting in inflated home purchase prices. The suit was filed by Alucard Taylor, who purchased a home in Portland, Oregon,
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Subscribers to the New England-based MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) are gearing up for some business practice changes, which are set to go into effect on Tuesday. The changes are the results of MLS PIN’s long-awaited settlement agreement in the Nosalek commission lawsuit. The MLS defendant’s fourth amended settlement agreement was granted preliminary approval
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