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Editor’s note: The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. In the wake of a revealing and foreboding intervention by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a commission lawsuit settlement, the broader real estate industry is currently processing the increasingly stark prospect of…

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.5% annual gain in December, up from a 5% rise in the previous month. The data released Feb. 27 for December 2023 also shows that 17 out of the 20 major metro markets reported month-over-month price decreases. …

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On Feb. 26 a handful of real estate giants, including Compass, Redfin, United Real Estate and Douglas Elliman responded for the first time to the oldest—and largest—Burnett copycat case, revealing how the industry has evolved in its legal strategies against allegations of price-fixing and conspiracy in the wake of a $1.8 billion judgment last year.…

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In a Q4 2023 earnings call Feb. 26, iBuyer Offerpad put a positive spin on negative news of a $15.4 million loss, down 23% from Q3 2023 and 87% down from a year ago, when the company lost $121.1 million. Offerpad’s overall 2023 net loss totaled $117.2 million, down from $148.6 million in 2022. “We…

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