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Next Steps in Class-Action Suit Over Buyer’s Rep Compensation

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Update From NAR

Just Released 

Three years ago, in March 2019, the National Association of REALTORS® and four corporate defendants were sued in class-action lawsuits filed in Missouri and Illinois alleging that home sellers have been damaged because their listing broker compensates the buyer’s representative. These lawsuits claim that various NAR rules and members’ adherence to those rules have led to artificially fixed and inflated commissions being paid to real estate professionals.

Class-action litigation is long and arduous, and NAR has been keeping you and your associations updated on relevant milestones as they have transpired over the years. NAR has also been asking you to do what you can to help the association prevail in the court of public opinion. Now it is time for another update and another ask.

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