Despite a landmark class-action lawsuit, high-profile settlements, and promised reforms, real estate practices remain virtually unchanged on the ground.

The following pages provide an overview of key information. I will also present a detailed timeline beginning with the class action lawsuits, the court verdicts and settlements, and the correspondence sent to Realtor® associations, Florida lawmakers, and other organizations.

I will examine whether the settlements, which exceeded $1.8 billion, resulted in meaningful changes or whether the current system continues to benefit brokerages while allowing political influence through endorsements and campaign contributions, potentially at the expense of Florida home buyers and sellers.

According to public campaign finance records, Florida Realtors® PAC has spent tens of millions of dollars on political activities in Florida, including campaign contributions, political committees, advertising, and other election-related expenditures. In the 2024 election cycle, approximately 75-80% of Florida lawmakers were endorsed by Florida Realtors® PAC.

15 Florida lawmakers have direct ties to REALTOR® associations. They have been made aware of these concerns—yet they remain silent and have taken no visible action to address them. These members are listed here.

Questions Florida Lawmakers and Real Estate Associations Don’t Want to Answer

Questions for Florida lawmakers, Florida Realtors®, local and regional Realtor® associations, and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) that remain unanswered. Read the full email

As a member of these Realtor® organizations, I respectfully request answers to the following:

1. What specific benefit does Transaction Brokerage provide to a Florida buyer?
2. What specific benefit does Transaction Brokerage provide to a Florida seller?
3. Why should limited, nonfiduciary representation be Florida’s legal presumption instead of Single Agency?
4. Why shouldn’t every buyer and seller receive a clear written Disclosure of Representation at the beginning of the relationship explaining Single Agent, Transaction Broker, and No Brokerage Relationship?
5. In an in-house transaction involving both buyer and seller, who is obligated to place each individual consumer’s interests ahead of the brokerage’s financial interest in closing the transaction?
6. If a buyer proceeds without a buyer’s agent believing this will save the buyer-broker compensation, what happens to that compensation under the current listing forms? Can the listing brokerage receive or retain additional compensation, and if so, why isn’t that prominently disclosed?

Two Questions for Each Individual Board Member

I would particularly appreciate an individual response from each Board member to the following two questions:

7. Will you, as an individual Board member, support changing Florida Statute §475.278 from the presumption of Transaction Brokerage to the presumption of Single Agency?

Transaction Brokerage would not be eliminated. It would remain available when a buyer or seller knowingly and affirmatively chooses limited representation after receiving a clear written Disclosure of Representation.

Please answer YES or NO.

If your answer is NO, please explain why you believe Transaction Brokerage should remain Florida’s presumed relationship and identify the specific benefit that maintaining that presumption provides to Florida home buyers and sellers.

8. Will you, as an individual Board member, support changing the applicable Florida real estate forms to remove what I consider compensation “loopholes” and make brokerage compensation completely transparent to buyers and sellers?