Starting on Aug. 13, most Southern California home shoppers will need to sign contracts with agents to view properties for sale, binding them to paying their own commissions if they can’t get a seller ...
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In March 2024, after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a landmark $418 million class action settlement, home sellers expected they would soon pay far less in real estate commissions ...
Zillow, the nation's leading real estate company, is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly tricking consumers into using agents affiliated with Zillow through its Flex and Premier Agent programs ...
An important sea change has taken place in the United States' $136 trillion real estate market. It stands to impact nearly everyone buying or selling a home. And it's due to a game-changing lawsuit ...
A legal ruling about how real-estate agents are paid has opened new possibilities in real estate. Home sellers have more flexibility in how and how much they pay their agents and buyers' agents. These ...
A Portland homebuyer has filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Zillow, alleging the Seattle-based real estate giant uses deceptive practices that inflate commissions and home prices. The ...
A Seattle law firm specializing in large class-action litigation claims Zillow illegally tricks homebuyers into working with Zillow agents forced to split their commission with the real estate ...