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Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories of the week to give you what you’ll need to meet Monday head-on. This week: No surprise here. The biggest story of the year was our liveblog coverage of the Sitzer | Burnett commission trial. Get caught up with a special end-of-year edition of The Download.
As we approach the end of 2023 and gear up for 2024, the buyer commission lawsuits, and their many copycats, are the main topic of almost every conversation — among agents, between agents and their brokers, and between agents and their clients. The Sitzer | Burnett verdict has been front and center in your consciousness and that’s reflected in the reading you’ve done at Inman.
To no one’s surprise, the ongoing live coverage of the Sitzer | Burnett trial was the most-read story of the year.
From essential reading to pre-trial analysis, from surveys to daily courtroom dramas, the Inman liveblog was the place to be. With boots-on-the-ground coverage from Andrea Brambila to frequent updates from Taylor Anderson and Jotham Sederstrom, more than 128,000 of you (and counting) couldn’t get enough of checking (and re-checking) to learn the latest.
Even after the verdict came down, the liveblog continued to cover reaction and response, providing a valuable real-time snapshot of a pivotal moment in the industry. At the same time, Inman Contributors on the Service side were writing detailed questions to ask, things to explain, and talking points to share with clients to ensure that you’re always providing the most up-to-date information.
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