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Anywhere Preliminary Settlement Reached in Commission Lawsuits

The list of defendants in the two most prominent class action lawsuits facing the real estate industry could be shortened by one as a settlement between Anywhere Real Estate and the homesellers suing the company in the Moehrl and Burnett/Sitzer cases is on the table.   Though it still needs to be greenlit by the judges… […]

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Commissioned Study Shows That ‘Decoupling’ Agent Commission Is a Bad Bet for Consumers

What would happen if homebuyers were required to pay their real estate agents directly? That question may likely be on many people’s minds as several lawsuits aimed at the real estate commission structure persist. A recent study looked at the potential implications of indulging the proposed “decoupling” of agent compensation. It paints a bleak picture, […]

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