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How Chris Williams turned Instagram likes into leads — and leads into a 15-person team in Virginia Beach.
NAR membership antitrust suit in Texas adds local MLS as defendant
Texas broker Luz de Amor Eytalis initially filed suit in November, claiming that NAR and other defendants engage in monopolistic practices.
Will the NAR-DOJ fight head to the Supreme Court? A decision is expected this week
The Supreme Court will convene on Friday to decide whether it will hear NAR’s writ of certiorari in its ongoing legal battle with the DOJ.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy seeks arbitration in Gibson commission lawsuit
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), the parent company of real estate brokerage firm HomeServices of America, has asked Judge Stephen R. Bough to reconsider a previous ruling and for an order to compel arbitration in the Gibson copycat commission lawsuit.
LPT Realty’s Michael Valdes on expansion plans and agent choice models
The RealTrending podcast features LPT Realty CEO Michael Valdes, who explores the company’s unique agent choice model and more.
ERA-backed Results Realty expands in Chicago with Mark Allen acquisition
Results Realty ERA Powered, located in St. Charles, Illinois, has acquired Chicago’s Mark Allen Realty, giving the combined firm three offices and 80 agents. Mark Allen, led by broker Matt Liss, will now operate as Mark Allen Realty ERA Powered.
Oren Alexander faces another rape allegation
A woman filed a civil suit in Colorado this week, alleging that the real estate broker and his twin brother drugged and raped her in 2017.
New CMLS leader John DiMichele on the state of multiple listing services
HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with John DiMichele, the new chair of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), to discuss the state of MLSs and their future in a rapidly changing real estate environment.
JPAR’s Tiffani Marroquin urges real estate firms to view AI as a collaborative partner, not a threat
In a new episode of the RealTrending podcast, JPAR’s Tiffani Marroquin urges agents and brokerages to embrace ChatGPT and other AI tools.