No evidence of 'horizontal agreement' by real estate brokerages to inflate commissions, but judge will hear arguments alleging a 'vertical antitrust conspiracy' with NAR
Homebuyer plaintiffs allege Hanna Holdings conspired to inflate commissions and that buyers are the ones who pay through higher home prices. Mixed ruling allows case to move forward
The Lutz case names HomeServices of America and Douglas Elliman as defendants. A new filing would add 31 additional plaintiffs — some of whom are involved in other cases
There are now more than 2 dozen named plaintiffs in an antitrust case against the parent company of Howard Hanna, several of them also plaintiffs in other buyer commission suits
Parent company of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services argues plaintiff agreed to a mediation clause and, as a buyer, doesn't have standing to sue under federal and state antitrust laws
Howard Hanna is the latest brokerage to be hit with a buyer commission suit seeking class-action status