Legal Loops

Splits and Caps Daily: Action for Agents

October 7, 2025

📈 Market Move:

Kangaroo Court

The government shutdown just iced the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin — because apparently, even regulators can’t work without a paycheck. Judge Anthony Trenga hit pause until Congress gets its act together.

Meanwhile, CoStar fired back at Zillow in their ongoing copyright brawl, saying Zillow didn’t just “host” stolen images — they allegedly used CoStar photos to juice features like Zestimates and ad sales. Translation: “You didn’t just borrow the car, you Uber’d with it.”

In other courtroom news: attorneys in the Nosalek settlement are cashing a cool $1.3M fee check (about one-third of the $3.95M deal), and down in San Diego, the former Association of Realtors CEO is nearing a settlement in his own wrongful termination saga.

The takeaway?
The courts might be crawling, but the real estate drama never sleeps.

🌟Quote of the Day:

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” — Frank Zappa

⚡ Quick Win:

Digital Sticky Note Hack: Add one motivational note to your desktop or phone home screen: “Do the thing.” Every glance = subtle productivity nudge.

🎉 Fun Fact of the Day: 

Pocket Change: 🏚️ Some investors in Detroit buy homes for less than the price of a new iPhone. One house, one pocket, same cost.

📚 Book Recommendation:

“The Future Is Faster Than You Think” by Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler — Imagine waking up one morning thinking your job, your neighborhood, even your commute are “normal”… and then realizing that everything you know is about to be disrupted in ways you didn’t even see coming. That’s what this book does—it takes you on a whirlwind tour of the tech shaping the next decade, from AI to autonomous cars to synthetic biology, and shows how these innovations are converging faster than you can say “market shift.”

If you’re in real estate—or any business, really—it’s not about predicting the future. It’s about spotting the trends before everyone else and deciding whether you’ll ride the wave or get rolled over by it. This book will make you feel both excited and slightly panicked… in the best way possible.

Takeaway: Start paying attention to what’s coming, because tomorrow’s “crazy ideas” are today’s billion-dollar opportunities.

You showed up. That alone puts you ahead.

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