Defendants with settlements dismissed from Hooper commission lawsuit

The Hooper (formerly Phillips) copycat commission lawsuit is down a few defendants. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Mark H. Cohen of the U.S. District Court in Atlanta granted the plaintiffs’ consent motion to drop certain defendants from the suit with prejudice.The defendants now free from the suit

EXCLUSIVE: Developer Who Offered Diddy $30 Million for $61.5 Million ‘Freak Off’ Mansion Predicts ‘Painful’ Future for the Property

Getty Images/Belwood Investments/Realtor.comThe real estate investor who offered Sean “Diddy” Combs $30 million for his now-infamous “freak off” mansion has broken his silence on what motivated him to put in a bid for the controversial property—and why he believes there is “painful” work to be done

Keller Williams taps Shanan Steere to head up leadership growth

Keller Williams wants to give its team leaders a boost.The real estate franchise has hired Shanan Steere to be its director of growth operations. In the role, Steere will be charged with “reimagining core market center leadership training,” with the hope of recruiting future leaders to the company.“

$40 Million ‘Architectural Masterpiece’ Megamansion on Sea Island Hits the Market for the Very First Time

MLS via Realtor.comA spectacular mansion on the Sea Island, GA, coastline has hit the market for the very first time since it was built by famed architect John Portman. The price: a whopping $40 million.The awe-inspiring waterfront home creates quite the impression from the get-go, courtesy of its f