Compass Buying Anywhere Real Estate in $10B Deal
Residential brokerage Compass has signed a deal to buy Anywhere Real Estate, the parent company of brands like Coldwell Banker and Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate.
Buyer Agent Commissions Rising One Year After NAR Settlement
The settlement in an antitrust suit against the National Association of Realtors seems to be having only small effects on buyer agent commissions.
Analyst Predicts 1M Fewer Realtors After Commission Lawsuits
A new report by researchers at investment firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods is warning that the real estate industry could be upended by a trio of lawsuits over agent commissions, including one involving Massachusetts’ main multiple listings service.
Buyers’ Agents’ Fate Is Sealed – If They Don’t Prove Their Value
Anywhere Real Estate’s $83.5 million settlement agreement and RE/MAX’s similar, $55 million settlement agreements in the so-called “bombshell” lawsuits together form a watershed moment.
Anywhere, RE/MAX to Let Agents Leave NAR
Two of the biggest brokerages in the country will no longer require their agents to be members of the National Association of Realtors following settlements they signed in a pair of lawsuits challenging broker commission and MLS access rules.
