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Civil Litigation

Aug. 28, 2024

Real estate agents sue over 'fake leads'

Plaintiffs say they paid for 36-40 leads of prospective home buyers every month from Move Inc. but up to half weren't legitimate.

A group of real estate agents accused Move Inc. -- the parent company of Realtor.com -- and the National Association of Realtors of selling them fake leads, in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County. They seek to certify a nationwide class of all real estate agents similarly affected.

The eight plaintiffs claim they paid for 36-40 leads of prospective home buyers every month. However, they said, many of the potential leads were not interested in buying homes and the defendants kne...

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