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In the United States, most homes [1] are bought and sold using real estate agents affiliated with the National Association of Realtors (NAR), an industry lobbying group with over 1.5 million individual members. [2] NAR permits only its members to call themselves Realtors.
When the lawsuit was initially filed, it included Anywhere Real Estate (formerly known as Realogy) as a co-conspirator to NAR’s practices, but that company reportedly settled out for $83.5 ...
NAR and the other brokerages must pay $1.8 billion in damages to the 500,000 home sellers in Missouri and in some nearby out-of-state towns represented by the class-action lawsuit, which was ...
A groundbreaking $418 million settlement announced Friday by the powerful National Association of Realtors is set to usher in the most sweeping reforms the American real estate market has seen in ...
Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc. was a decision by the California Court of Appeal, which ruled that the "actual malice" required under California law for imposition of punitive damages is distinct from the "actual malice" required by New York Times Co. v. Sullivan to be liable for defaming a "public figure", and that the National Enquirer is not a "newspaper" for the purposes of ...
The term “Realtor” (note the capital R) for example, is trademarked by the NAR, and if you’re not a dues-paying member, you’re just a real-estate agent. With about 1.5 million members, it ...
While A&M Records served as the lead plaintiff, Napster was sued by 18 different record companies, all of which were members of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [3] Additionally, songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were included on the Circuit Court appeal, representing the interests of "all others similarly situated."
The verdict in the NAR lawsuit has made it likely the real estate industry won’t be able to charge 5%-6% commission rates across the board, writes Stephen Brobeck.