Are Class Action Real Estate Commission Lawsuits coming to Alaska? As you know, the long-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett class action commission lawsuit verdict is in. In the Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker commission lawsuit a Kansas City jury has found the National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America, and Keller Williams guilty of colluding to inflate or maintain high
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The long-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett class action commission lawsuit verdict is in. I have gathered 30 pages of information and will spend the next several hours summarizing the information for a newsletter I will send you tomorrow, but I wanted to get this news to you right away, so stay tuned. Here are the major points: Missouri
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The long-anticipated Sitzer/Burnett class action commission lawsuit entered its first day in court last Monday, leaving real estate professionals to ponder the fate of today’s cooperation and commission practices. Here are some of the highlights of the first week of the court case: At the crux of the case is the allegation that commission rates
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Now that Trials are starting, it’s important for the industry to be able to explain why our structure and standards of practice work best for all parties. We’ve talked about the details of the 3 leading Class Action Commission Lawsuits unfolding against the real estate industry in Parts 1-4 in our newsletter series: Sitzer/Burnett Moehrl
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Commission Class Action Lawsuits Part 4 As a bombshell class-action trial fast approaches, the National Association of Realtors says it’s now allowing listing brokers to offer buyer brokers nothing in compensation when listing a home in a Realtor-affiliated multiple listing service. The new interpretation of the controversial commission rule being challenged in the case comes
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Are Class Action Real Estate Commission Lawsuits coming to Alaska? Mastermind groups nationwide have moved the discussion of these class action lawsuits to the top of their concerns Cheryl. Are you hearing any discussions? So what’s the big deal? In the two lawsuits that have already been filed, where multi million dollar settlements have already
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We notified Alaska Real Estate Professionals last week about breaking news on some significant class action lawsuits against the real estate industry commission structure how some of the major brokerages have moved forward with some partial settlement agreements that are bound to affect you. Joshua Sitzer and Amy Winger (now referred to as the Stitzer/Burnett
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Breaking news on some significant class action lawsuits against the real estate industry commission structure have moved forward with some partial settlement agreements that are bound to affect you. RE/MAX makes $55 million deal to settle commission lawsuits, and they are not the only defendants that have been named in the lawsuit. Key points: RE/MAX’s
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I have tenants that have their son living in their garage. They have a full bed, put down rugs, a desk, computer, etc. We have told them that that was not allowed but it continues. Can you tell me where I can find rules against this and advise me on how to resolve this My
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May an Alaska Real Estate Broker provide a loan to a buyer of a home? I would be the selling Broker as well as an owner within the LLC providing the loan. Would this loan by a Broker be acceptable? Thank you, Short answer is: It depends. The key consideration is what type of financing
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