Impacts of real estate listing settlement on agent commissions remain to be seen – The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The residential real estate industry is bracing for potentially significant changes in how agents are compensated, stemming from a recent major legal settlement. While the impact remains to be seen, brokers and agents will need to adjust their practices to align with new transparency requirements around commissions and buyer relationships. A $418 million lawsuit settlement was announced March 15 between…
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Berkeley Will Repeal Its Landmark Ban on Natural Gas in New Homes – The New York Times
The decision, which came after a legal challenge, throws into question the fate of dozens of similar measures across the United States. The city of Berkeley, Calif., has agreed to repeal a landmark climate rule that would have banned natural gas hookups in new homes, throwing into question the fate of dozens of similar restrictions on gas in cities across…
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Impacts of real estate listing settlement on agent commissions remain to be seen – North Bay Business Journal
The residential real estate industry is bracing for potentially significant changes in how agents are compensated, stemming from a recent major legal settlement. While the impact remains to be seen, brokers and agents will need to adjust their practices to align with new transparency requirements around commissions and buyer relationships. A $418 million lawsuit settlement was announced March 15 between…
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California Restaurant Association says Berkeley to halt ban on natural gas piping in new buildings – NBC Bay Area
The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant Association, the organization said. The settlement follows the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ refusal to reconsider a 2023 ruling that the ban violates federal law that gives…
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Nicholas Cage’s former SF mansion in Pacific Heights sold for $3.3M – KRON4
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco mansion once owned by Nicholas Cage was sold last week for $3.3 million, according to a listing by Compass real estate company. The “Victorian mansion” is in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood at 1945 Franklin St. Cage, an Oscar-winning actor, owned the home back in the 1980s, Compass real estate agent Helena Zaludova,…
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This Bay Area city could be the next to see rent control on the November ballot – The Mercury News
Managing Attorney Leah Simon-Weisberg of the Tenant Rights Program at Centro Legal de la Raza speaks during a rally for tenants rights at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) Berkeley is now the latest battleground in the fight over rent control in the Bay Area,…
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