In Frisco’s red-hot housing market, a paperwork fight has spilled into open court. Agents with the Christie Cannon realty team say a local Keller Williams market center is locking them out of their own listings and commissions, freezing deals mid‑stream and leaving clients on edge. The Cannon team and affiliate LPT Realty have sued in Dallas County, claiming the market center iced dozens of active listings worth about $3 million. A judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order and reset the case for a hearing on Tuesday.
What the lawsuit says
According to the Austin American-Statesman, Cannon Realty and LPT Realty named Keller Williams, Frisco Stars GP LLC, Go Management LLC and managing partner Smokey Garrett in the complaint, accusing them of tortious interference and breach of fiduciary duty. The lawsuit claims the market center withheld commissions and blocked access to MLS listings after Christie Cannon began moving her team to a new brokerage, and values the affected residential listings at roughly $3,000,000. The team’s bid for emergency relief was denied on Friday, Feb. 6.
Listings still visible in MLS
Despite the legal fireworks, multiple MLS entries still list Christie Cannon and Keller Williams Frisco Stars as the listing agent and office. For example, a listing on Coldwell Banker for 3208 Citadel Drive in Plano shows Cannon as the agent, with an update dated Feb. 8. That detail suggests some listings remain on the books with the Keller Williams market center even as the parties argue over which brokerage really controls the records. In the meantime, sellers and buyers could be staring down delays or confusion while access and commissions are in dispute.
Market center's response
In court, an attorney for Frisco Stars said the listings would be released once Cannon joins a new brokerage and provides what they describe as the correct transfer documents. Counsel for the Keller Williams franchise argued it has no control over the local market center and asked to be removed from the case, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The market center also sent a cease‑and‑desist letter on Jan. 28, which is referenced in the filings. Those competing accounts frame the core of the fight: whether Cannon properly authorized a transfer or whether the market center acted within its rights by limiting access.
Legal stakes and next steps
The complaint seeks damages for interference with business relationships and breach of fiduciary duty, and Cannon says she did not sign the amended non‑compete her former market center cites. Because the judge declined emergency relief, attorneys are set to return to court Tuesday before Judge Melissa Andrews to argue whether temporary relief or other remedies are appropriate. Possible outcomes include restored access to MLS records, payment of withheld commissions, or a longer grind over transfer paperwork and local brokerage policies.
For buyers and sellers caught in the middle, the case is an uncomfortable reminder that when a real estate team changes brokerages, the fine print can be just as important as the handshake. Tuesday’s hearing should shed more light on who controls the disputed listings and commissions while the litigation plays out.
