Plaintiffs allege REBNY and dozens of real estate brokerages perpetrated a 'wholly separate conspiracy' from the claims resolved by the NAR settlement, but defendants disagree
Defendants in the buy-side case, which also includes Weichert Realtors and United Real Estate, say the claims lack standing, are untimely and an attempt to 'parrot' arguments made in Batton 1
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a case now known as Moratis stress that NAR's proposed settlement won't stop 'a key element of the antitrust conspiracy' and might take years to go into effect
The vast majority of more than 600 multiple listing services nationwide have chosen to opt in to the National Association of Realtors' commission settlement, according to a new Inman analysis
Zillow claimed ARMLS and Metro MLS conspired to create a 'monopoly' when they removed their deep integration with ShowingTime in favor of MLS Aligned's listing platform
Compass, The Real Brokerage, Realty One Group, At World Properties and Douglas Elliman have reached agreements in the case, and the court has preliminarily approved those settlements
The National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams, Anywhere, RE/MAX, Compass, eXp and others offered a slew of arguments for why the Batton 1 and Batton 2 cases should be thrown out
The Council of Multiple Listing Services, a trade group of about 225 MLSs, united with Northwest MLS on Wednesday to pen amicus briefs exposing alleged flaws in the DOJ's statement of interest
Two consumers filed the class-action suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Unlike similar cases, the latest seeks to represent buyers and sellers — and only names Baird & Warner as a defendant
The court dismissed a federal antitrust claim in the case known as Batton 1, but allowed state-law claims to proceed, partially due to the argument that commissions are baked into home prices
In remarks made in Boston that were later posted online, new NAR President Kevin Sears declared business will change for Realtors — whether they embrace it or have it 'forced down our throats'
The 'Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act' is expected to be introduced in the US Senate this week
Homesellers allege 36 Realtor association, brokerage, and multiple listing service defendants conspired to inflate buyer broker commissions in violation of state and federal antitrust laws
Class-action complaints filed by Joseph Masiello and Robert Friedman join chorus of litigation nationwide objecting to trade group rules requiring sellers to offer compensation to buyer brokers
Sitzer | Burnett and its verdict cast a long shadow that will extend into 2024 and potentially shake up the real estate industry. But it wasn't the only lawsuit with commissions in the crosshairs