The Jury Has Ruled on Commission, So What are the Next Steps
For now, agents need to pay attention to the information from their MLS and their Association of REALTORS, and talk to their Broker.
Real AI: Legal minefield, 5 Facts and AI Meme of the week
By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 1 Post 6 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting a new edition every Friday. AI is creating a legal minefield While the Federal government and dozens of states scurry to create AI legislation, AI cases are already filling our courts. Among the most notable lawsuits: Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI are being sued for allegedly violating copyright law by reproducing open-source code using AI. Visual artists in a proposed class-action lawsuit [...]
Should MLSs Lobby for Oversight from the SEC to Block These Stupid Lawsuits?
Today’s legal claims seek to indicate that the cooperation and compensation marketplace is a corrupt conspiracy of anti-competitive collusion and price fixing that undermines the free market for home buyers.
Anywhere settles Moehrl and Sitzer/Burnett lawsuits
Anywhere Real Estate, owner of Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby’s and several other iconic real estate brands, has reached a settlement on two pivotal lawsuits for the real estate industry.
Showing Instructions Should Require Buyer Broker Agency Agreement Today
Every broker may require it of their buyer’s agents today. The real question revolves around when it's required.
4 Steps To Protect Against Sexual Harassment In Your Association or MLS
If you're concerned about sexual harassment in your real estate company, here's what you can do to make changes for the better.
Lawsuit: VHT vs. Zillow
Plaintiff VHT Inc., a real estate photography studio, sued online real estate service Zillow for copyright infringement, alleging that Zillow’s use of VHT’s photographs on its website exceeded the scope of the licenses VHT had with brokers, agents and listing services.
Facing the Future of the MLS Buyer Broker Commission Litigation
Are you following any of the Buyer Commission lawsuits? MLSs that require a listing broker to provide a blanket, unilateral offer of compensation to buyer brokers in order to submit a listing to the MLS is likely to be rendered obsolete. Imagining a future of the MLS without the offer of compensation, should be the top issue discussed in MLS board rooms today.