Discount brokerage says, 'Oregon failed to show any reason why consumers should be forced to pay thousands of dollars more to buy homes'
Judge said discount brokerage had made 'compelling arguments' that law hurts consumers and artificially inflates home prices, but that states are immune from federal antitrust laws
The well-connected discount brokerage is trying to raise more funding and grow its business as it takes on industry behemoths NAR and Zillow
The Consumer Federation of America and the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group argue that prohibiting rebates to buyers and sellers stifles commission competition and harms consumers
The trade group has quietly denounced the suits' claims in an FAQ to its approximately 1,100 Realtor associations