According to Zea, buyer's agents associated with the defendants steer clients away from properties that offer a reduced or nonexistent buyer's agent commission. In his complaint, he argues that this steering is the result of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the other defendants not enforcing their own rules.
"Our first night there we did what the seller's agent suggested - opened the windows because it was a nice night, and unplugged the air-fresheners," he said. "But we woke up to a horrible smell. It was everywhere."
I'm honored to join Compass, a company committed to empowering agents and ensuring homeowners retain control over how their properties are marketed, Glass said in a statement. This is a pivotal moment for the real estate industry, and I am excited to provide my expertise to a company that is so clearly aligned with supporting both its agents and the homeowners they serve.
Barnett was initially tight-lipped about his plans for the lot, which Extell purchased this past October for nearly $160 million, but its scope came into focus after his firm acquired the adjacent properties. In July, Extell revealed a pair of renderings for the supertall, one of which appears to put a new 84-story tower close enough to 520 Park that each building's residents could reasonably look in on the other.
