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15 commission lawsuit settlements are up for final approval next week

Commission lawsuit settlement agreements from 15 real estate industry players, including major names like Keyes Co./Illustrated Properties, Side, JPAR, NextHome and Baird & Warner will be up for final approval on Tuesday, June 24. The fifteen settling defendants, which come from the Gibson and Keel suits, filed a joint motion for final approval of the […]

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Are real estate brokerages going the way of the dodo?

Real estate brokerages have faced their fair share of challenges over the past year — from legal threats and business practice changes, to a slow housing market and the breakneck pace of technological development. With all of these changes and challenges many wonder if we are on the precipice of a brokerage mass extinction event.

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Zillow will begin banning noncompliant listings on June 30

Zillow will begin a “phased rollout” of its listing access standards policy, which bans publicly marketed listings not entered into the MLS, on May 28.  In a blog post on Tuesday, Zillow offered agents some clarifications and guidance on its new policy and how it will be implemented.  “Publicly marketed listings should be entered in

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