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A New Jersey appellate court has considered whether the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (“NJAR”) properly denied a member a sales volume award because she violated the award’s rules by advertising her receipt of the award prior to acceptance.
Glory-Ann Drazinakis (“Member”) is a member of the Hunterdon/Somerset Association of REALTORS® (“...
The Supreme Court of the United States has considered a challenge to the Federal Election Commission’s (“FEC”) enforcement of the political advertising restrictions contained in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (“Act”).
Congress created the Act in 2002. Among other things, the Act bars the national parties from raising millions of dollars in...
City ordered to pay two brokers their commissions plus interest for obstructing a closing in a challenge to which NAR contributed financial support.
The Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (“Association”) brought a lawsuit against Calumet City (“City”), a municipality in the Association’s jurisdiction. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of a...
A Florida appellate court has considered whether real estate licensees in the state owe their clients the common-law fiduciary duties if the licensee fails to provide clients a mandated disclosure form describing the duties of limited representation.
Denise and Robert Burchfield (“Clients”) were represented in a real estate transaction by the brokerage firm Realty...
A Missouri court has considered a member’s challenge to a professional standards hearing conducted by a REALTOR® association against one of its members.
The Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS® (“Association”) operated a multiple listing service in which the Association’s members participated. The Association received a complaint that one of its...
The Supreme Court of the United States has considered a challenge to the Federal Election Commission’s (“FEC”) enforcement of the political advertising restrictions contained in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (“Act”).
A New York State court recently considered whether sellers and their real estate sales associates have a duty to disclose the presence of a sex offender in the neighborhood to a buyer.
In April 1998, the LoPrestes (“Sellers”) entered into a contract with Century “21”, Marlene Goodman, R.E. (“Broker”) to sell their home. Barbara Mazzitelli, Davidine...
A New Jersey court has considered whether the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (“NJAR”) properly denied a member a sales volume award because she violated the award’s rules by advertising her receipt of the award prior to acceptance.
Glory-Ann Drazinakis (“Member”) is a member of the Hunterdon/Somerset Association of REALTORS® (“HSAR...
A New Jersey court has considered whether the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (“NJAR”) properly denied a member a sales volume award because she violated the award’s rules by advertising her receipt of the award prior to acceptance.
Glory-Ann Drazinakis (“Member”) is a member of the Hunterdon/Somerset Association of REALTORS® (“HSAR...
An Illinois federal court has considered whether to grant NAR’s motion to dismiss part of the lawsuit brought by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) over NAR’s virtual office website (“VOW”) policies.
In May 2003, NAR’s Board of Directors approved a VOW policy for its member associations to adopt. The policy grew out of a discussion...