We are involved in claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Most of these litigation matters are covered by our insurance policies, which contain deductibles, exclusions, claim limits and aggregate policy limits. Such litigation and other proceedings may 44 include, but are not limited to, actions relating to commercial relationships, standard brokerage disputes such as the alleged failure to disclose physical or environmental defects or property expenses or contracts, the alleged inadequate disclosure of matters relating to the transaction such as the relationships among the parties to the transaction, potential claims or losses pertaining to the asset, vicarious liability based upon conduct of individuals or entities outside of our control, general fraud claims, conflicts of interest claims, employment law claims, including claims challenging the classification of our sales professionals as independent contractors, claims alleging violations of state consumer fraud statutes and intellectual property. While the ultimate liability for these legal proceedings cannot be determined, we review the need for an accrual for loss contingencies quarterly and record an accrual for litigation related losses where the likelihood of loss is both probable and estimable. On October 1, 2025, a jury in Boone County, Missouri returned a verdict against our subsidiary, MMREIS, in connection with the 2019 sale of a student-housing property near the University of Missouri. The jury awarded MO Murrayfield, LLC, the purchaser of the property, $4.1 million in actual damages and $20.0 million in punitive damages and awarded TwinRock Holdings, LLC $10.0 million in punitive damages with $0 in actual damages. On October 24, 2025, the Circuit Court entered judgments in the above amounts in favor of the purchaser and the other party. On February 14, 2026, the Circuit Court granted the Company’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict with respect to the verdict in favor of TwinRock Holdings, LLC, vacating the $10 million punitive damages award and directing that judgment be entered in favor of the Company. The Company filed its appeal as to the judgment in favor of MO Murrayfield, LLC on February 23, 2026. The Company denies wrongdoing and believes there are strong grounds for reversal or significant reduction of the remaining judgment. In light of the February 14, 2026 ruling, the Company has revised its estimate of the range of reasonably possible loss to $0 to approximately $24.1 million, pending appellate outcomes. We have recorded an accrual of $4.0 million, representing approximately the actual damages awarded. If our post-trial motions or appeals are not successful in reversing or significantly reducing the award, we could be required to record significant additional charges, which could have a material impact on our financial results. For additional information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 13 — “Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.