Some Quick Thoughts on the Dismissal of Leeder v. NAR
May 10, 2022
I saw the news that the court dismissed the complaint in Leeder v. NAR, the antitrust lawsuit filed against the same defendants on the same
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The 9th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of PLS.com v. NAR Lawsuit
April 26, 2022
Suddenly, it’s become like legal issue week here at Notorious. I wrote about the entirely expected certification of class action status in Sitzer v. NAR
Reading Tea Leaves: Class-Action Status in Sitzer v. NAR
April 25, 2022
A number of readers have sent me the news and the actual opinion from the court hearing Sitzer v. NAR (Case No. 19-CV-00332-SRB), in which
StreetEasy, Citysnap, and Pocket Listings
March 21, 2022
From The Real Deal: In 2020, the Zillow-owned platform had told agents to post their sales listings on its site within 24 hours of advertising
Power to the People: REALTOR Associations and DAO
March 21, 2022
In the last webinar on Geek Estate Masterminds, Dave Conroy gave a presentation on blockchain, crypto, NFT and DAOs. Dave is not only a true
Bright MLS Hires a CMO. Great… But Why?
March 18, 2022
From Businesswire, we get “Bright MLS Strengthens Leadership Team with Award-Winning Marketing Executive Amit Kulkarni as its New Chief Marketing Officer“: Bright MLS, one of
JP Morgan on CoStar’s Residential Strategy
March 14, 2022
A reader sent along a short note that JP Morgan wrote after a meeting with CoStar “where management outlined the strategy for residential real estate
Zillow Q4 & FY2021: Zillow Becomes Scott Pilgrim
February 13, 2022
I think it’s safe to say that I was reeling in a bit of shock and disappointment last quarter, when Zillow abruptly quit the iBuying
Auctions and Pocket Listings
February 7, 2022
I spent Sunday morning cleaning up some crap in my office. I threw out a bunch of old papers, crap I didn’t even know I
