RE/MAX, Anywhere settlement details revealed
Claim forms will be sent to eligible class members soon, but it's not clear how much money individual sellers will receive.
Updated January 18, 2024
Dave Gallagher
Director, News Reporting
Dave's journalism career spans 24 years covering business, the economy and real estate in Northwest Washington. He's also a numbers nerd, examining data to spot emerging trends in industries. Having started his career as a sports writer, he's a lifelong baseball and soccer fan and recently discovered pickleball. He grew up in Yosemite National Park and earned his journalism degree at Humboldt State University in northern California.
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- Associations, brokerages hit with 2 new commissions lawsuitsCases filed in Arizona and Illinois target At World, Realty One, HomeSmart, Realty Executives and several local firms and Realtor associations.January 10, 2024
- Consumers are feeling more optimistic about mortgage ratesFannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index closed out the year on a relative high note as borrowing costs fell.January 10, 2024
- NAR, HomeServices, KW ask for new trial in Sitzer/Burnett caseThe defendants seek to overturn the nearly $1.8 billion verdict, arguing in motions filed Jan. 8 that the evidence doesn’t meet the bar for antitrust damages.Updated January 18, 2024
- No New Year's fireworks as mortgage rates stabilizeInterest rates were nearly flat in the first week of 2024, ticking up slightly after nine weeks of declines.January 4, 2024
- NAR lost 26,000 members in 2023Membership fell by more than 17,000 in December, and the association posted its first annual decline in more than a decade.January 3, 2024
- What higher sales numbers could mean for the year aheadMoxiWorks predicts home sales will increase 8% year-over-year in January, which could bolster economist predictions of a rebound in 2024.January 2, 2024
- The Ten: How commissions lawsuits defined the year, and what’s nextThe Sitzer/Burnett trial put a spotlight on compensation, but it’s far from “case closed” as questions — and lawsuits — about how agents get paid multiply.December 29, 2023
- First American is back online after cyberattackThe company said its website and other systems are back up, but some functionality remains limited.Updated January 2, 2024
- NAR asks judge to halt nationwide class action lawsuitAttorneys for NAR have requested a stay in the Gibson case with a filing that seems to signal a shift in strategy.Updated January 18, 2024
- A new commissions lawsuit — and a proposal to herd copycatsLawyers in Missouri are making a case for copycat consolidation, asking that their new lawsuit be pulled together with similar suits from around the country.December 28, 2023
- Zillow suing ARMLS and Metro MLS over ShowingTime accessZillow Group alleges that the MLSs and the MLS Aligned network are participating in anticompetitive practices by limiting member access to ShowingTime.December 27, 2023
- Could an alternative to NAR be coming?The New York Times — which has put an uncomfortable spotlight on NAR this year — suggests that member dissatisfaction could give rise to other options.December 27, 2023
- The Ten: NAR determined to ‘rebuild trust’ in 2024 after a year of upheavalThe massive trade organization showed cracks in the foundation as it confronted harassment allegations from the inside and legal threats from the outside.December 23, 2023
- Cyberattack hits major title insurance firmFirst American Financial is the latest real estate service provider to be targeted by hackers, and still has no estimated time for a fix.Updated December 26, 2023
- The Ten: New face of NAR meets pivotal moment with confidenceOn stages large and small, NAR President Tracy Kasper is making a compelling push to retake the Realtor narrative and highlight efforts to expand homeownership.December 21, 2023
- Mortgage rates tumble, reach lowest level since JuneFor those who can find a home to buy, falling rates will provide significant relief.December 21, 2023
- 3 ways commissions lawsuits will change the industryLending changes, outside-the-box compensation options and some amount of agent attrition are likely outcomes, say T3 Sixty executives.December 20, 2023
- Optimism growing among builders, mortgage industryThe latest NAHB survey shows improving builder confidence, and even Fannie Mae’s more bearish economists see a recovery ahead.December 19, 2023
- DOJ still not satisfied with proposed MLS PIN settlementThe Department of Justice has inserted itself — again — in the Nosalek buyer-broker commissions case ahead of final settlement approval.Updated December 20, 2023
