Contract Breach/Negligence Case

I recently filed a small claims case in the VI for expenses associated with the breach of a RE contract (long story short we contracted to buy a home As Is but during the time before closing the seller's RE agent neglected to get the key from a prior interested party who came in while house was under contract and gutted kitchen, floors & septic lines so that FHA financing would be denied. The seller did not want to pay for the repairs so we opted to cover the costs but again the seller's RE agent stepped in and refused to allow access to the home so that repairs could be made. We were unable to sustain this hold out game as we had relocated our entire family and belongings from FL to VI which put us in a huge plight as we were living in a hotel for over a week with no indication of the outcome. In the end, we were forced to find a place to rent and the contract expired. We sued the seller & the RE agent for the costs we incurred (over $10K) in the move, appraisals, etc. The RE agent's attorney motioned to transfer to civil. My question is, based on these limited facts, should we pursue this as civil as only the agent has hired an attorney, (but is he truly liable or should we pursue the seller and she can handle the RE agent however she sees fit since she hired him?