( August 13, 2024, 11:29 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri granted preliminary approval of a $250 million settlement to be paid by HomeServices of America Inc., BHH Affiliates LLC, Long & Foster Companies Inc. and HSF Affiliates LLC (together, HomeServices) to end claims in a real estate commission class lawsuit in a federal court in Missouri that HomeServices conspired with the National Association of Realtors and other real estate franchises to artificially inflate the cost of commissions in residential real estate transactions....