Lawsuits & Legal
ARMLS et al v. Compass
Commentary from the Notorious R.O.B. blog discusses the lawsuit filed by ARMLS and other parties against Compass and the arguments in the complaint.
ARMLS News: Arizona Regional MLS
Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) is an Arizona MLS. Coverage includes its rules, technology and the ARMLS et al. v. Compass case. Official site ↗
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Lawsuits & Legal
Six Major MLS Organizations Sue Compass to Protect Equal Access to Home Listings
The official announcement from the six plaintiff MLSs — ARMLS, bridgeMLS, Canopy MLS, Doorify MLS, Hive MLS and REcolorado — and their law firm, Robinson Bradshaw. The release frames the suit as a defense of rules requiring publicly marketed properties to be shared with all MLS participants, and says it was filed after Compass threatened to sue unless the MLSs stopped penalizing agents who skip MLS submission.
Lawsuits & Legal
ARMLS, 5 other MLSs sue Compass over pressure campaign
Arizona Regional MLS joined BridgeMLS, Canopy MLS, Doorify MLS, Hive MLS and REcolorado in a joint federal complaint filed Oct. 21 in the Southern District of New York. The six MLSs, representing more than 120,000 professionals, want a judge to declare their cooperation rules lawful under federal and state antitrust law and to bar Compass from suing over them, after Compass sent demand letters in September threatening litigation.
Lawsuits & Legal
MLSs sue Compass in proactive move to defend cooperation rules
HousingWire's report on the joint suit by ARMLS, Bridge, Canopy, REcolorado, Hive and Doorify. Rather than wait to be sued, the MLSs are asking a court for an injunction and a ruling that their cooperation rules — and the limits they place on office exclusives — do not violate antitrust law.
Regional MLS News
IRES MLS names Julie Dahl CEO, succeeding Jeff Bosch
Colorado's IRES MLS promoted 23-year veteran Julie Dahl to CEO. She succeeds Jeff Bosch, who is leaving to lead Arizona Regional MLS — one of the six MLSs now suing Compass.