Michigan MLS hit with antitrust suit 
Lawsuit claims Realcomp policies inflated brokerage commissions
By Matt Carter, Monday, October 18, 2010.
Michigan's largest multiple listing service has been named in an antitrust lawsuit that claims MLS policies allegedly aimed at hindering limited-service brokers stifled competition, resulting in tens of thousands of home sellers paying inflated commissions to full-service brokerages.
Realcomp II Ltd. has not yet filed a response to the Oct. 8 lawsuit, which seeks class-action status to represent anyone who, during a four-year period ending on April 27, 2007, hired a real estate brokerage to help them sell a home in the four-county area in Southeastern Michigan served by Realcomp.
But the MLS -- based in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills -- has denied similar allegations in two related lawsuits, one of which is the product of the MLSs' four-year battle with federal antitrust regulators.
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