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UWM and DeCiantis deny contract interference in AIME-Sweeney lawsuit

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) and its executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Sarah DeCiantis — both of whom are defendants in the ongoing court battle between the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) and its former CEO, Katie Sweeney — have denied allegations that they interfered with a contract involving AIME. An amended complaint…

Why a legal technicality could unravel the NAR commission settlement

If you were hoping that 2026 would finally be the year real estate got to exhale, I have news that feels a little like when the pilot says the turbulence is “nothing to worry about,” while the flight attendants quietly buckle themselves in and trade nervous expressions. Deep in the towering stack of commission lawsuits…