Company: MMI
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001578732-25-000015
Chunk: 61

Company: Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 61
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 new clients, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition may be materially adversely affected. Historically, a global economic downturn and weaknesses in the markets in which our clients and potential clients compete have led to a lower volume of transactions and fewer real estate clients generally, which makes it more difficult to maintain existing and establish new client relationships. These effects have in the past and could increase again in the wake of the continuing political and economic uncertainties in the U.S. and in other countries.

A failure by third parties to comply with service agreements or regulatory or legal requirements could result in economic and reputational harm to us.

We rely on third parties, including subcontractors, to perform activities on behalf of our organization to improve quality, increase efficiencies and lower operational risks across our business and the services we provide.  If these third parties do not meet contractual, regulatory or legal requirements, or do not have the proper safeguards and controls in place, we could be exposed to increased operational, regulatory, financial or reputational risks. In addition, these third parties face their own technology, operating and economic risks, and any significant failures by them, including the improper use or disclosure of confidential information, could cause damage to our reputation and harm to our business.

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Failure to comply with confidentiality obligations could damage our reputation and materially harm our operating results.

If confidential information, including material non-public information or personal information we or our vendors and suppliers maintain, is inappropriately disclosed due to an information security breach, or if any person negligently disregards or intentionally breaches our policies, contractual commitments or other controls with respect to such data, we may incur substantial liabilities to our clients or be subject to fines or penalties imposed by governmental authorities. In addition, any breach or alleged breach of our confidentiality agreements with our clients may result in termination of their engagements, resulting in associated loss of revenue and increased costs.

We may face significant liabilities and/or damage to our professional reputation as a result of litigation allegations and negative publicity.

As a licensed real estate broker, we and our licensed professionals and brokers are subject to regulatory due diligence, disclosure and standard-of-care obligations. The actual or perceived failure to fulfill these obligations could subject us or our professionals and brokers to litigation from parties who attempted to or in fact financed, purchased or sold properties that we or they brokered, managed or had some other involvement. We could become subject to claims by those who either wished to participate or did participate in real estate transactions alleging that we did not fulfill our regulatory, contractual or other legal obligations. We also