Brooklee Han

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

In Houston, Katie Day runs a team of 10 agents, known as The MOVEMETOTX Team, that’s brokered by Real. The medium-sized team closed 182 transaction sides in 2024 for a total sales volume of $60.86 million, good enough to be ranked No. 11 in the state in the 2025 RealTrends Verified Rankings. Day began building her team at a traditional brick-and-mortar brokerage before moving to Real. A key source of motivation for the move, she said, was economics.

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

“Coaching is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity in today’s market,” Chris Kelly, president and CEO of HomeServices of America, said in a statement. “This national role reflects our commitment to investing in people, performance, and long-term growth. “To add someone of Jimmy’s expertise to the role makes our organization even more of a leader in this arena.

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Judge Stephen R. Bough, who oversaw the Sitzer/Burnett trial, is overseeing both of the commission lawsuits with settlements up for approval. In late October 2024, he granted final approval to nine other settlements in the Gibson suit. Of the 15 settling defendants, six were named in the Gibson suit and nine in the Keel suit. The Gibson settling defendants include Keyes Co./Illustrated Properties ($2.4 million), NextHome ($600,000), John L.

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

MV Realty first came under fire in Florida in November 2022, when the state’s attorney general filed a suit claiming that the company violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, harming more than 9,300 homeowners in the state through its right-to-list agreements. Under MV Realty’s right-to-list agreement — which it calls a Homeowner Benefit Agreement (HBA) — a homeowner signs over the right to list their home for the next 40 years to MV Realty in exchange for a cash payment.

1 week ago | housingwire.com | Brooklee Han

Although Judge Mark H. Cohen, who is overseeing the Hooper suit, granted preliminary approval to the settlements in May, the Gibson plaintiffs want to bring eXp and Weichert back to the negotiating table. After their settlements gained preliminary approval, eXp and Weichert filed motions to stay the Gibson proceedings. In their filings, they argue that if their settlements gain final approval, that will “extinguish” the claims of the Gibson plaintiffs.