October 10, 2023
The $138.5 million in antitrust settlements that home sellers reached with Realogy Holdings Corp. and Re/Max will also include injunctive relief requiring business-practice changes that aim to add more transparency around the existence and offering of broker commissions, according to the docket and a statement from one of the parties.
October 05, 2023
The National Association of Realtors and two brokerages accused of overcharging sales commissions argued Thursday against jurors finding out about other Realtors' settlements in the case to the tune of $55 million and $84 million, telling a Missouri federal judge this knowledge would prejudice the jury.
October 02, 2023
A group of homeowners that sued the National Association of Realtors and two real estate firms for allegedly conspiring to fix brokers' commissions said Monday there was nothing wrong with their decision to remove three plaintiffs as class representatives just before a trial.
September 28, 2023
The National Association of Realtors and a pair of real estate companies accused of conspiring to increase broker commissions told a Missouri federal court the homeowners bringing the case are trying to drop several class representatives on the eve of trial to avoid having them testify.
September 18, 2023
A Missouri federal judge stayed all claims and proceedings against Re/Max now that the realtor company and a group of homeowners reached a settlement in a case over antitrust claims.
August 15, 2023
A deluge of trials and key hearings are slated for the coming weeks in antitrust cases spread across the country, including the first expected trials for monopolization claims against Google, trials in a variety of other conduct cases from enforcers and private parties, and hearings on several merger challenges.
January 17, 2023
A group of homeowners is urging a Missouri federal judge to block an appeal requested by the National Association of Realtors and other realty groups accused of violating antitrust laws, saying the case should go to trial instead of going through another appeal.
January 03, 2023
The National Association of Realtors wants the Eighth Circuit to consider an antitrust claim against it, saying a lower court used the wrong standard to reach a recent summary judgment.
December 19, 2022
A Missouri federal judge tossed the National Association of Realtors' and several broker franchisors' bid for an early win in a class action accusing them of conspiring to inflate commissions, rejecting their premise that they were indirect sellers to the homeowners.
August 30, 2022
The National Association of Realtors and several broker franchisors have asked a federal judge to grant them an early win in a class action suit by Missouri homeowners that claims the Realtors conspired to inflate their commissions.